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The role of geographic context on mental health: lessons from the implementation of mental health atlases in the Basque Country (Spain)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2014

A. Iruin-Sanz*
Affiliation:
Head of the Mental Health Network of Gipuzkoa, Osakidetza-Basque Health Service
C. Pereira-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Head of the Mental Health Network of Bizkaia, Osakidetza-Basque Health Service
R. Nuño-Solinís
Affiliation:
Director O+berri, Basque Institute for Healthcare Innovation
*
Address for correspondence: A. Iruin-Sanz, Red De Salud Mental De Gipuzkoa, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Po Dr. Beguiristain 115, 20014 – Donostia, Spain. (Email: ALVARO.IRUINSANZ@osakidetza.net)

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