Residential Crisis Units. Are we missing out on a good idea?

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-74

  McCabe, Laura ^a   Butterill, Dale ^a   Goering, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; REVIEW;

EID: 18744407851     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2004-0005     Document Type: Review

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