Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 178-188 , June 2010

Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK

  • Austyn Snowden

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Austyn Snowden, BSc(hons), BA(hons), School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of West of Scotland, Paisley campus, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.12.003

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 178-188 , June 2010