Who needs needs?

European Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-188

  Priebe, S ^a   Huxley, P ^b   Burns, T ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Mental health planning; Needs

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 0033167829     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(99)80740-8     Document Type: Editorial

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