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Balancing professional and team boundaries in mental health services: pursuing the holy grail in Somerset

Pauline Gulliver Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy, King's College London
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Edward Peck Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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David Towell Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy, King's College London
Pages 359-370 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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