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Uses of old long-stay hospital buildings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ana Lowin
Affiliation:
Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8BB
Martin Knapp
Affiliation:
Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8BB
Jennifer Beecham
Affiliation:
Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8BB
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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