Pros and cons of specialised care in bipolar disorder: An international perspective

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 170-171

  Vieta, Eduard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SPECIALIZATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84874871743     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.118588     Document Type: Review

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