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Who Cares for the Adult Brain Damaged?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jane Newson-Smith*
Affiliation:
Knowle Hospital, Hants
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There is increasing interest in services for younger brain damaged persons (acquired in adult life as a result of trauma or illness). However, there is uncertainty about the type of service needed and to whom the medical responsibility belongs.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1983

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