Mental health advocacy - lessons from HIV activism

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 654-656

  Burns, Jonathan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUSTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77958095101     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4427     Document Type: Editorial

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