Is locating acute wards in the general hospital an essential element in psychiatric reform? The UK experience

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Totman, Jonathan ^b   Mann, Farhana ^b   Johnson, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 79751486930     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: 20381816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1705/539.6420     Document Type: Review

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