Stakeholders' perceptions of the main challenges facing Zambia's mental health care system: A qualitative analysis

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-53

  Mwanza, Jason ^a   Cooper, Sara ^b   Kapungwea, Augustus ^a   Sikwese, Alice ^b   Mwape, Lonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Challenges; Mental health system; Qualitative study; Zambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956298422     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2010.503046     Document Type: Article

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