Globalization and mental health: Changing views of culture and society

Global Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-308

  Swartz, Leslie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; GLOBALIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 55349141801     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14680181080080030203     Document Type: Article

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