Routine outcome measures in Norway: Only partly implemented

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 338-344

  Ruud, Torleif ^a,b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84939574635     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2015.1054268     Document Type: Article

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