The Expert Patients Programme (EPP): A Resource for GPs Treating Chronic Disease and Co-existing Common Mental Health Problems?

Mental Health Review Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 4-6

  Turner, Andy ^a   Barlow, Julie ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic disease; Depression; Expert Patients Programme; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993111685     PISSN: 13619322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13619322200700014     Document Type: Review

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