Assessing service provision and demand in the management of mild to moderate mental health difficulties in primary care

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Whitehead, Lisa ^a   Dowrick, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

management; mental health; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645583109     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423604pc187oa     Document Type: Article

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