General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 519-543 , September 2010

Receipt of preventive medical care and medical screening for patients with mental illness: a comparative analysis

  • Oliver Lord, M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Leicester Partnership Trust, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • Darren Malone, M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Alex J. Mitchell, M.R.C.Psych.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psycho-oncology and Liaison Psychiatry, Leicester General Hospital, LE5 4PW Leicester, UK
    • Department of Cancer and Molecular Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Leicester General Hospital, LE5 4PW Leicester, UK. Tel.: +44 0116 225 6218; fax: +44 0116 2951951.

Received 29 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.04.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 519-543 , September 2010

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