Practice Report
DOWN UNDER AND OVER THE TOP: GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY IN MELBOURNE AND LONDON. A British Psychogeriatrician's Experience in Australia
AJIT SHAH,
Corresponding Author
AJIT SHAH
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK
Ward Marjory Warren 1, West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6AF, UK.Search for more papers by this authorAJIT SHAH,
Corresponding Author
AJIT SHAH
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK
Ward Marjory Warren 1, West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6AF, UK.Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 04 December 1998
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