Psychiatry Research
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 53-65 , 15 January 2008

What happens to patients seen only once by psychiatric services? Findings from a follow-up study

Received 16 December 2005 ,Revised 20 March 2006 ,Accepted 15 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.023

Psychiatry Research
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