What challenges does mental and neurological health research face in Latin American countries?

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-336

  Fiestas, Fabián ^a   Gallo, Carla ^a   Poletti, Giovanni ^a   Bustamante, Inés ^a   Alarcón, Renato D ^b   Mari, Jair De Jesus ^c,d   Razzouk, Denise ^c   Mazzotti, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health priorities; Latin America; Mental health; Public policy; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LATIN AMERICA; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 58549112384     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462008000400005     Document Type: Article

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