Treating mental health in remote communities: what do remote health practitioners need?
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KM Bulbrook, TA Carey, S Lenthall, L Byers, KP Behan School of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Remote Health, a joint Centre of Flinders University and Charles Darwin University; Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Central Australian Mental Health Service, NT Department of Health and Families; Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Queensland Department of Health, Rockhampton Base Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rural and remote health
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012