Sub-specialties in psychiatry: Towards parity in mental health training and services

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-39

  Stein, Dan J ^a   Betancourt, O Alonso ^b   Emsley, Robin A ^c   Jeenah, Yasmien ^d   Mkize, Dan ^e   Pretorius, Janus ^f   Rataemane, Solomon ^g   Roos, Louw ^h   Szabo, Christopher P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^g SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 65449158392     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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