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Community care and the need for hospital beds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Peter Tyrer
Affiliation:
Early Intervention Service, Unit 5, 1–31 Elkstone Road, London W10
Brian Ferguson
Affiliation:
Stonebridge Mental Health Team, Nottingham NG3 2FH
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992 

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