Mental health care in China: Providing services for under-treated patients

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Qian, Jiwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHINA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879827948     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: 1099176X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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