Primary and secondary care for mental illness: Impact of a link worker service on admission rates and costs

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 637-644

  Bindman, J ^a   Goldberg, D ^a   Chisholm, D ^a   Amponsah, S ^a   Shetty, G ^a   Brown, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COST; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0035217037     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230120041380     Document Type: Article

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