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Health of the nation outcome scales for psychiatry: Are they valid?

Malcolm Adams, Anne Palmer, John T. O'Brien, William Crook School of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology,; Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich.&; Castleside Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Pages 193-198 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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