Health system challenges and solutions to improving mental health outcomes

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-127

  Jenkins, Rachel ^a   Baingana, Florence ^b   Ahmad, Raheelah ^c   McDaid, David ^b   Atun, Rifat ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALARIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80052993993     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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