Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 297-308 , December 2007

Transitional Care for Seriously Mentally Ill Persons: A Pilot Study

  • Linda E. Rose

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Linda Rose, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Baccalaureate Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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  • Linda Gerson
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  • Cynthia Carbo

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.06.010

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 297-308 , December 2007

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