Does the emphasis on risk in psychiatry serve the interests of patients or the public? No

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7895, 2013, Pages

  Large, Matthew ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874075982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f857     Document Type: Note

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