Training primary mental health workers: The Birmingham experience

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-483

  Lester, Helen ^a   Cooper, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; Primary healthcare team

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0345708104     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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