What do surveys of public attitudes to mental health problems really mean (and do we mean what we say)?

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 40-48

  Smith, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993105704     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200400027     Document Type: Review

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