Point prevalence of mental disorder in unconvicted male prisoners in England and Wales

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7071, 1996, Pages 1524-1527

  Brooke, Deborah ^a   Taylor, Caecilia ^a   Gunn, John ^a   Maden, Anthony ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030464799     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1524     Document Type: Article

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