Does the use of a physical health assessment tool improve the physical health of clients of a community mental health team?: Research in brief

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 578-580

  Gartshore, A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENTS;

EID: 67849133736     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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