Issues in the assessment of outcome in mental health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-343

  Trauer, Tom ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Waiora Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031749479     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809065525     Document Type: Review

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