The effectiveness of rural assertive outreach: a prospective cohort study in an English region.
Background: Assertive Outreach has yet to be demonstrated to be effective in the UK. Few studies have explored its implementation in rural settings. Aims: To establish whether the Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) model is effective in reducing hospital bed use and in improving engagement with services...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Mental Health Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 471 - 483 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2007
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