Mental health challenges and possible solutions

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL, 2009, Pages

  Yasamy, Mohammad Taghi ^a  

^a WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RIGHTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84875164801     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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