Human Rights and Mental Illness: Report of the National Inquiry Into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness
- ISBN-10
- 0644321849
- ISBN-13
- 9780644321846
- Category
- Human rights
- Pages
- 1008
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01
- Authors
- Australia. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, National Inquiry Intohuman Rights Of People With Mental Illness. Human Rights And Equal Opportunity Commission
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