Closing the treatment gap

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-201

  Thirunavukarasu, M ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 81555216173     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.86803     Document Type: Review

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