Meeting the mental and physical healthcare needs of carers

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 162-172

  Cormac, Irene ^a   Tihanyi, Peter ^b  

^a RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal Trust for Carers

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EID: 44349116628     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.12.3.162     Document Type: Article

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