Referrals to a psychogeriatic consultation–liaison service
✍ Scribed by Jan Scott; Andrew Fairbairn; Ken Woodhouse
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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