The mental health act, 1959: Its impact on the care of the elderly
β Scribed by H. Temple Phillips
- Book ID
- 118546032
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1960
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 637 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3506
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