Every Family in the Land: Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination against People with Mental Illness
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7338.682 (Published 16 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:682- Nigel Lester (nlester@onetel.net.uk), consultant psychiatrist
- London
Ed Arthur Crisp
Sir Robert Mond Memorial Trust, Royal Society of Medicine, Royal College of Psychiatrists
ISBN 0 9541314 0 1
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