Planning for district mental health services in South Africa: a situational analysis of a rural district site.

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Published in Health Policy Plan on January 15, 2009

Authors

Inge Petersen1, Arvin Bhana, Victoria Campbell-Hall, Sithembile Mjadu, Crick Lund, Sharon Kleintjies, Victoria Hosegood, Alan J Flisher, Mental Health and Poverty Research Programme Consortium

Author Affiliations

1: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. peterseni@ukzn.ac.za

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