Changing the Focus of Community Mental Health Teams: A Study in one English Locality

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 17-28

  Hatfield, Barbara ^a   Sharma, Indhu ^a   Ryan, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Tony Ryan Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community Mental Health Teams; Mental Health; Mental Health Services; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993102046     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200700018     Document Type: Review

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