Child and adolescent psychiatry in Africa: Luxury or necessity?

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 329-331

  Robertson, Brian ^a   Omigbodun, Olayinka ^b   Gaddour, Naoufel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AFRICA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78651248936     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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