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Nurses' help in psychiatric out-patient clinics: saving time or saving value

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. Brooker
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
S. Read
Affiliation:
School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield S1 4DA
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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