Pragmatic randomised controlled trials in psychiatry

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue SEPT., 1999, Pages 217-223

  Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Churchill, Rachel ^b   Lewis, Glyn ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032858704     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.3.217     Document Type: Review

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