Reading Mental Health Inquiries: Messages for Social Work

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-99

  Stanley, Nicky ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

homicide; inquiries; mental health; risk; social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992924067     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146801730100100106     Document Type: Article

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