Mobile telephone text messanging of clinic appointments in psychiatry

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-

  Donaldson, Andrew ^a   Tayar, Ziad ^a  

^a Perth City Community Mental Health Team ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 58149479846     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.33.1.39a     Document Type: Letter

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