Predictors of length of stay among youths hospitalized in state hospitals in Illinois

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-231

  Pavkov, Thomas W ^a   Goerge, Robert M ^b   Czapkowicz, John G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^b Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of psychiatric hospitalization; Predictors of length of stay; Proportional hazards model; State hospitals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012541933     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025054825467     Document Type: Article

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