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Mental Health, Religion & Culture Volume 14, 2011 - Issue 1: Psychiatrists Views on the Place of Religion in Psychiatry
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Ethnicity, religion and clinical practice: a qualitative study of beliefs and attitudes of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom

Glòria Durà-Vilà Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew Hagger Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, St Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ, UK
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Simon Dein Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67–73 Riding House Street, London, W1W 7EJ, UK
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Gerard Leavey Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health, 80 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HE, UK
Pages 53-64 | Received 08 May 2010, Accepted 18 May 2010, Published online: 06 Feb 2011

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