Food skills of people with a chronic mental illness: The need for intervention

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 399-404

  Porter, Judi ^a,b   Capra, Sandra ^a   Watson, Gary ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Richmond Twickenham Roehampton H   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SKILL;

EID: 0032851075     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269906200904     Document Type: Article

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