Non-attendance at psychiatric outpatient clinics: Communication and implications for primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 448, 1999, Pages 880-883

  Killaspy, Helen ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a   King, Michael ^a   Lloyd, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clinical responsibility; Communication; Community care; General practice; Mental illness; Outpatients; Referral

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0032698631     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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