Psychiatrists' views on the need for the development of an adolescent forensic service

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 635-643

  Lengua, Cesar ^a   Bhatti, Vijay ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^c   Rothery, David ^b   Cope, Rosemarie ^a  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Parkview Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent forensic service provision; Need; Young offenders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030678016     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189708412281     Document Type: Article

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