Public attitudes towards mental health facilities in the community

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 290-299

  Repper, Julie ^a,b   Brooker, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Care Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community opposition; Mental illness; Public attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044377271     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.1996.tb00075.x     Document Type: Article

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