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The use of the W.H.O. International Classification of Diseases (Mental Retardation) in a Hospital for Mentally Handicapped

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Douglas A. Spencer
Douglas A. Spencer*
Affiliation:
Meanwood Park Hospital, Tongue Lane, Leeds, LS6 4QB
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On 17 November 1969, Dr. A. A. Baker, then Senior Principal Medical Officer, Department of Health and Social Security, sent a letter to consultants at mental subnormality hospitals in which he requested them to introduce the World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Edition, 1965, in the completion of Mental Health Inquiry Index Cards. The booklet A Glossary of Mental Disorders, No. 22 in the General Register Office Studies on Medical and Population Subjects was enclosed with the letter for information and to facilitate the use of the Classification.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 587 , October 1974 , pp. 333 - 335
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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