Facing up to social exclusion: Services for homeless mentally ill people

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-211

  Craig, Tom K J ^a   Timms, Philip ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033875569     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/irp.12.3.206.211     Document Type: Review

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