Prisoners with mental disorders in Europe

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-

  Dressing, Harald ^a   Kief, Christine ^a   Salize, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRISONERS; PRISONS;

EID: 58149382246     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.194.1.88     Document Type: Letter

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