What do general practitioners and community mental health teams talk about? Descriptive analysis of liaison meetings in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 403, 1996, Pages 69-71

  Midgley, Stephen ^a   Burns, Tom ^a   Garland, Carol ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community mental health centres; General practice; General practitioner psychiatrist relationship; Interprofessional relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; TEAMWORK; TIME; VIDEOTAPE;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LONDON; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0030044217     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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