Planning to meet the needs of offenders with mental disorders in the United Kingdom

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1624-1627

  Badger, Doug ^a   Vaughan, Phillip ^a   Woodward, Mark ^a   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032696255     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.12.1624     Document Type: Article

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