Should psychiatrists protect the public?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7386, 2003, Pages 406-407

  Coid, Jeremy ^a   Maden, Tony ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EDITORIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0037460692     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7386.406     Document Type: Editorial

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