Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 157-165 , April 2009

Making Mental Health a Priority in Belize

  • Cheryl Killion

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Cheryl Killion, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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  • Claudina Cayetano

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.05.005

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 157-165 , April 2009