Assertive community treatment in psychiatry

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7615, 2007, Pages 311-312

  Killaspy, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34548152774     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39293.687674.AD     Document Type: Editorial

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