A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries

Margaret M Barry; Aleisha M Clarke; Rachel Jenkins; Vikram Patel

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-835

A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries

Bibliographic Data

ID	23358355
Authors	Margaret M Barry (0000-0002-9464-7176), Aleisha M Clarke, Rachel Jenkins, Vikram Patel (0000-0003-1066-8584)
Year	2013
Volume	13
Issue	1
Publication date	2013-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-13-835
PMID	24025155
PMCID	PMC3848687
Language	EN
Citations received	95
References cited	56

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