Behind the crumbling walls; The re-working of a former asylum's geography

Health and Place

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-110

  Cornish, Claire V ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Former asylum; Rationalization; Stigma; Suspicion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAND USE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ASYLUMS; DEINSTITUTIONALISATION; PERCEPTION; STIGMATISATION;

UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL, BODMIN;

EID: 0030618903     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(97)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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