Why We Need the Concept of “Mental Health Literacy”

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1166-1168

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH;

HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84941754017     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1037423     Document Type: Article

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