Does extra staff change clinical practice? A prospective study of the impact of extra resources in mental health teams

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-53

  Kent, A ^a   Fiander, M ^a   Burns, T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Delphi technique; Time management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEAMWORK; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0037229679     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.02386.x     Document Type: Article

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