Assessing Development Assistance for Mental Health in Developing Countries: 2007–2013

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Gilbert, Barnabas J ^a   Patel, Vikram ^b,c   Farmer, Paul E ^d   Lu, Chunling ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ICD-10; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MOTIVATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOALS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84937789548     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001834     Document Type: Article

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