Exploring the risk management strategies of mental health service users

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-282

  Ryan, Tony ^a  

^a Adamson House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Personal strategies; Risk; Risk management; Service users

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047677313     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713670165     Document Type: Article

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