Evaluating a primary care counselling service: Outcomes and issues

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-136

  Greasley, Peter ^a   Small, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

counselling; evaluation; general practice; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011999649     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423605pc206oa     Document Type: Article

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