Country Contextualization of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide: A Case Study from Nigeria

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Abdulmalik, Jibril ^a   Kola, Lola ^b   Fadahunsi, Woye ^a   Adebayo, Kazeem ^c   Yasamy, M Taghi ^b   Musa, Emmanuel ^b   Gureje, Oye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; HALOPERIDOL;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84883218944     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001501     Document Type: Article

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