Creating partnerships to improve community mental health and well-being in an area of high deprivation: lessons from a study with highrise flat residents in east Glasgow

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 16-21

  Quinn, Neil ^a   Biggs, Hannah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Devmt Ctr Mental Hlth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Deprivation; Inequalities; Mental health; Partnerships; Scotland; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993033378     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jpmh.2010.0699     Document Type: Review

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