Developing Partnerships with Carers through Good Practice in Information-sharing

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Pinfold, Vanessa ^a   Rapaport, Joan ^b   Bellringer, Sophie ^b  

^a Rethink ^*  (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Engagement; Information sharing; Rethink; Service users

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992979571     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13619322200700015     Document Type: Review

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