Making Mental Health a Priority in Belize

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Killion, Cheryl ^a,b   Cayetano, Claudina ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Belize)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELIZE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD;

BELIZE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 63049134841     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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