The TAPS project. 17: Readmission to hospital for long term psychiatric patients after discharge to the community.
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Long-term outcome of long-stay psychiatric in-patients considered unsuitable to live in the community. TAPS Project 44.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.305.6860.996