Challenges affecting the implementation of the integrated approach to mental healthcare at PHC clinics

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 435-441

  Lavhelani, Robert N ^a   Khoza, Lunic B ^a   Shilubane, Hilda N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Integrated approach; Perception; Primary healthcare; Professional nurse; Psychiatric patient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960105742     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2015.11905462     Document Type: Article

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