Length of stay of acute psychiatric inpatients: an exponential model

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 315-317

  Priest, R G ^a   Fineberg, N ^a   Merson, S ^a   Kurian, T ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hospitalization; psychiatric care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 0029098093     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1995.tb09589.x     Document Type: Article

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