Packages of care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries: PLOS Medicine series

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Patel, Vikram ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 70449090320     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000160     Document Type: Short Survey

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