Section 136 assessments in Trafford Borough of Manchester

Clinical Governance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Sadiq, Khurram Tanveer ^a   Moghal, Akbar ^b   Mahadun, Prem ^c  

^a TRAFFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c Trafford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laws; Mental health services; Police; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79251610963     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777271111104565     Document Type: Article

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