Implementing the World Health Report 2001 recommendations for integrating mental health into primary health care: A situation analysis of three African countries: Ghana, South Africa and Uganda

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 599-610

  Bhana, Arvin ^a,b   Petersen, Inge ^b   Baillie, Kim L ^b   Flisher, Alan J ^c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GHANA; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78651502324     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2010.536152     Document Type: Article

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