Meeting NICE self-harm standards in an accident and emergency department

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 255-258

  Hughes, Leah ^a   Kosky, Nick ^a  

^a DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 34447282241     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.014415     Document Type: Article

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