Principles to guide mental health policies in low- and middle-income countries;Princípios para orientar as políticas de saúde mental em países de baixa e média rendas

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-346

  Patel, Vikram ^a   Eaton, Julian ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CBM   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79851495875     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462010000400005     Document Type: Editorial

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