Providing a primary care service for psychiatric in-patients

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 167-170

  Welthagen, Enone ^a   Talbot, Sarah ^b   Harrison, Oliver ^c   Phelan, Michael ^d  

^a SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 2442540463     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.28.5.167     Document Type: Article

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