Evaluating services for women with serious and ongoing mental health problems: Developing an appropriate research method

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-46

  Repper, J ^a   Perkins, R ^b   Owen, S ^c   Deighton, D ^c   Robinson, J ^c  

^a Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research   (United Kingdom)

^b SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Research; Serious mental health problems; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0029706928     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00190.x     Document Type: Article

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