Are community mental health teams providing an equitable service? Comparison of source of referrals with inpatient care

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7055, 1996, Pages 476-

  Laugharne, Richard ^a   Fleminger, Simon ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 9444261911     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7055.476     Document Type: Article

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