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The uses and limitations of mental health service needs indices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

G. Thornicroft*
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Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park London SE5 8AZ
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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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