The effect of psychiatric home nurse follow-up on readmission rates of patients with depression

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Barker, Earlene ^a,c   Robinson, Denise ^b   Brautigan, Robert ^a  

^a Gallatin County Health Clinic   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0008859571     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107839039900500402     Document Type: Article

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