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The economics of schizophrenia care in Europe: the Epsilon study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2014

Daniel Chisholm*
Affiliation:
Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Services Research Department, King's College of Medicine and the Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organisation, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Martin Knapp
Affiliation:
Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Health Services Research Department, King's College of Medicine and the Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom Personal Social Service Research Unit, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom
*
Indirizzo per la corrispondenza: Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy, World Health Organisation 1211 Geneva (CH). E-mail:chisholmd@who.ch
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