Importance of specialisation in psychiatric services: Commentary on... How did we let it come to this?

Psychiatrist

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 364-365

  Killaspy, Helen ^a  

^a ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84867682546     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.112.039537     Document Type: Review

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