UK extended Medical Assessment Programme for ex-service personnel: The first 150 individuals seen

Psychiatrist

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 263-270

  Palmer, Ian P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RETIREMENT; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863565895     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.110.033266     Document Type: Article

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