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British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7520, 2005, Pages 788-789

  Hatcher, Simon ^a   Owens, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 26644435978     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7520.788     Document Type: Editorial

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