Mental and physical health comordibity: Political imperatives and practice implications

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-298

  Hardy, Sally ^a   Thomas, Ben ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Health care outcome; Physical and mental health comorbidity; Policy initiative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLITICS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84860320129     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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