Mental health policy process: A comparative study of Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Omar, Maye A ^a   Green, Andrew T ^a   Bird, Philippa K ^a   Mirzoev, Tolib ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^b   Kigozi, Fred ^c   Lund, Crick ^b   Mwanza, Jason ^d   Ofori Atta, Angela L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; GHANA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 79955742531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-4-24     Document Type: Article

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