Approaches to "mental health" in low-income countries: A case study of Uganda

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 204-213

  Shaw, Ian ^a   Middleto, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Global Mental Health; Public mental health; Traditional healers; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887495404     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MHRJ-07-2013-0025     Document Type: Article

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