Geriatric and psychiatric services for the elderly

report of a subcommittee of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland.

by Northern Ireland. Standing Medical Advisory Committee.

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Published 1970 by H.M.S.O. in Belfast .
Written in

Places:

• Northern Ireland.
Subjects:

• Older people -- Medical care -- Northern Ireland.,
• Geriatric psychiatry.,
• Community mental health services -- In old age -- Northern Ireland.,
• Geriatrics -- Northern Ireland.,
• Hospitals, Psychiatric -- Northern Ireland.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 17.

Classifications
LC Classifications	RA413.7.A4 N6
The Physical Object
Pagination	21 p.
Number of Pages	21
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL4999142M
ISBN 10	0337070288
LC Control Number	76501367

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