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A little could go a long way: financing for mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2017

L. Asher  and
M. J. De Silva
L. Asher*
Affiliation:
Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
M. J. De Silva
Affiliation:
Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, UK
*
*Address for correspondence: L. Asher, Centre for Global Mental Health, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. (Email: Laura.Asher@lshtm.ac.uk)
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Keywords

Economic issuesepidemiologyhealth service researchmental health
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , June 2017 , pp. 248 - 251
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