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. 1999 Jun 5;318(7197):1520-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7197.1520.

Trends in the use of the Mental Health Act: England, 1984-96

S Wall  1 , M Hotopf, S Wessely, R Churchill
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Trends in the use of the Mental Health Act: England, 1984-96

S Wall et al. BMJ. .
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Bars represent the total number of compulsory psychiatric admissions to NHS facilities and the line represents the proportion of all admissions that were compulsory in England, 1984-96. Data on compulsory admissions not available for 1987-9
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