Interventions for self-harm: Are we measuring outcomes in the most appropriate way?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 502-503

  Owens, Christabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

EID: 78649735328     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.197.6.502a     Document Type: Letter

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