Physical health of people with severe mental illness: Can be improved if primary care and mental health professionals pay attention to it

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7284, 2001, Pages 443-444

  Phelan, Michael ^a   Stradins, Linda ^b   Morrison, Sue ^c  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b West London Mental Health Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Marylebone Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035941684     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7284.443     Document Type: Editorial

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