The Gloucester assertive community treatment team: A description and comparison with other services

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 134-139

  Gregory, Nathan ^a   MacPherson, Rob ^a  

^a Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34548735974     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700009927     Document Type: Article

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