Care in the community of the mentally disordered: The case of the guardianship society, 1900-1939

Social History of Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-72

  Westwood, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascertainment; Board of Control (BoC); Borderline; Central Association for Mental Welfare (CAMW); Dr Helen Boyle; Foster parent; Grace Woodhead; Guardianship; Mental Deficiency Committee; Voluntary Association

Indexed keywords

EID: 45549100300     PISSN: 0951631X     EISSN: 14774666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkl079     Document Type: Review

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