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Effectiveness of hospitalisation in acute psychiatrie in-patient units in Lombardy (Italy)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2011

Roberto Bezzi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Salute Mentale, Centro Psicosociale, via Badi, Cuggiono (MI), Fax: +39-02-9733235, E-mail: roberto.bezzi@ao-legnano.it
Arcadio Erlicher
Affiliation:
AO, Ospedale Maggiore, Milano.
Antonio Lora
Affiliation:
AO, Vimercate.
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