Community Psychiatry in Rural Greece: The Role of the Mobile Mental Health Units
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Peritogiannis, V.; Papathanasiou, I.V.; Giotakos, O. Community Psychiatry in Rural Greece: The Role of the Mobile Mental Health Units. Psych 2022, 4, 277-280. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych4020024
Peritogiannis V, Papathanasiou IV, Giotakos O. Community Psychiatry in Rural Greece: The Role of the Mobile Mental Health Units. Psych. 2022; 4(2):277-280. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych4020024
Chicago/Turabian StylePeritogiannis, Vaios, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, and Orestis Giotakos. 2022. "Community Psychiatry in Rural Greece: The Role of the Mobile Mental Health Units" Psych 4, no. 2: 277-280. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych4020024