Communication between secondary and primary care following self-harm: Are National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines being met?

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cooper, Jayne ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth ^a   Jordan, Rita ^b   Mackway Jones, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST;

EID: 56449128986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-7-21     Document Type: Article

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