Improving mental health services through the measurement of attitudes and knowledge of mental health professionals and the general population in cyprus

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 30-46

  Panayiotopoulos, Christos ^a   Pavlakis, Andreas ^b   Apostolou, Menelaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^b Open University   (Cyprus)

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EID: 84877244873     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411410403     Document Type: Article

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