Factors associated with inpatient length of stay for children and adolescents with serious mental illness

Social Work Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-224

  Pottick, Kathleen J ^a   Hansell, Stephen ^b   Miller, Jane E ^b   Davis, Diane M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Diagnosis; Hispanic ethnic origin; Inpatient psychiatric hospitals; Insurance; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004467313     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/23.4.213     Document Type: Article

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