Residential care in hospital and in the community - Quality of care and quality of life

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue APR., 1996, Pages 448-456

  Shepherd, Geoff ^a   Muijen, Matt ^a   Dean, Rachel ^b   Cooney, Margaret ^c  

^a SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STAFF TRAINING; WARD;

EID: 0029941402     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.4.448     Document Type: Article

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