Developing a National Mental Health Policy: A Case Study from Uganda

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Ssebunnya, Joshua ^a   Kigozi, Fred ^a   Ndyanabangi, Sheila ^b  

^a Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84868160000     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001319     Document Type: Article

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