In search of certainty: risk management in a biological age

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 14-22

  Rose, Nikolas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iological psychiatry; Preventive prescription; Psychiatric medications; Psychiatric professionals; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933818     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200500020     Document Type: Review

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