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Case study: Head injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Helen Matthews
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This study is presented to encourage recognition of the contribution mental health practitioners can make to the care of head-injured people.

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 154 - 159
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1997 

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