Contributions from the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) to the National Mental Health Action Plan

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 205-212

  Janse Van Rensburg, A B R ^a,b  

^a Society of Psychiatrists   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84890263051     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJP.501     Document Type: Article

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