Does a business-like letter written for a general practitioner meet the standards for patients?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 259-262

  Mason, Julian ^a   Rice, Daphne ^b  

^a West Oxfordshire Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults   (United Kingdom)

^b Newbury Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 46749110413     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.017806     Document Type: Article

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