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Family members' assessment of community mental health services: A survey in four Italian regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

Alessia Bajoni
Affiliation:
Unità di Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano (Italy)+39-02-39014300alessia.bajoni@marionegri.it
Angelo Barbato
Affiliation:
Unità di Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano (Italy)+39-02-39014300alessia.bajoni@marionegri.it
Barbara D'Avanzo
Affiliation:
Unità di Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano (Italy)+39-02-39014300alessia.bajoni@marionegri.it
Ernesto Muggia
Affiliation:
Unione Nazionale delle Associazioni per la Salute Mentale, Bologna (Italy)
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