Rates of psychiatric readmission and public mental health policies.
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Retrospective assessment of factors associated with readmission in a large psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou, China
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de psiquiatria
دوره 34 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012