The physical health of people with mental illness and 'the right to health'

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-129

  Battams, Samantha ^a   Henderson, Julie ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health and human rights; Legislation; Mental health and physical health; Policy; Psychiatric disability; Right to health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862838160     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.9.2.116     Document Type: Review

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