Difficulties in the measurement of outcome in people who have serious mental health problems

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-82

  Repper, Julie ^b   Brooker, Charlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome measurement; Serious mental health problems

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CULTURE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0031611703     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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