Mental health policy in Kenya -an integrated approach to scaling up equitable care for poor populations

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kiima, David ^a   Jenkins, Rachel ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; DRUG MARKETING; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KENYA; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH POLICY; PATIENT CARE; POLICE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCALE UP; SCHOOL; STANDARD; TOBACCO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953923103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-4-19     Document Type: Article

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