Mental health literacy in Canadian young adults: Results of a national survey

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Marcus, Madalyn ^a   Westra, Henny ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

mental health care; mental health knowledge; mental health literacy; young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863677667     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2012-0002     Document Type: Review

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