Shortening length of stay without increasing recidivism on a university- affiliated inpatient unit

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 996-998

  Thomas, Marshall R ^a   Rosenberg, Steven A ^a   Giese, Alexis A ^a   Fryer, George E ^a   Dubovsky, Steven L ^a   Shore, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEEDING DISORDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECIDIVISM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029744192     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.47.9.996     Document Type: Article

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