GP referral letters to a community mental health team: An analysis of the quality and quantity of information

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-72

  Burbach, Frank R ^a   Harding, Shirley ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b South West Regional Health Authority ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WRITING;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CORRESPONDENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030624623     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869710166969     Document Type: Article

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