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Quality assurance in community mental health centers

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The authors discuss the approaches to quality assurance in community mental health centers, pointing out their advantages and limitations. From their own experiences, they illustrate the methods used in one center and the need for more explicit standards and techniques.

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  1. Robert Racusin
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  2. Helen Krell
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Robert Racusin, M.D. is assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H. 03755. Helen Krell, M.D. is assistant professor Psychiatry and Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Services at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H. 03755.

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Racusin, R., Krell, H. Quality assurance in community mental health centers. Administration in Mental Health 7, 292–303 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00820458

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