A new agenda for mental health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 459-460

  Alwan, Ala ^a   Saeed, Khalid ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84942851663     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2015.21.7.459     Document Type: Editorial

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