Psychiatric sub-specialization in Africa - introduction to a series

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-159

  Stein, Dan J ^a   Szabo, Christopher P ^b   Moussaoui, Driss ^c   Gureje, Oye ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; SKILL; SPECIALIZATION;

HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 77957910540     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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