Psychiatric services

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-195

  Rössler, Wulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031910147     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199803000-00013     Document Type: Review

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