Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 3-4, 2007

Topic: Current issues in mental health service provision in Australia

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

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PII: S1322-7696(08)60556-9

doi:10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60556-9

Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 3-4, 2007