Counting the cost of language services in psychiatry

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-345

  Drennan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0029953682     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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