Concordance of the Indian Mental Healthcare Act 2017 with the World Health Organization’s Checklist on Mental Health Legislation

Richard M. Duffy1, Brendan D. Kelly1
1Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Science, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, D24 NR0A, Ireland

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