Stigma and discrimination in mental illness: Time to Change

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9679, 2009, Pages 1928-1930

  Henderson, Claire ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 66149186737     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61046-1     Document Type: Note

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