The nordic comparative study on sectorized psychiatry. Utilization of psychiatric hospital care related to amount and allocation of resources to psychiatric services

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 327-335

  Saarento, O ^a   Hansson, L ^b   Sandlund, M ^c   Gostas G ^d   Kastrup, M ^e   Muus, S ^f   Nieminen, P ^a   Zandren T ^g   Oiesvold T ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Orsa Alvdalen Prim Hlth Care Ctr   (Sweden)

^e HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Mental Health Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^g Sector Central City ^*  (Sweden)

^h Nordland Psychiatric Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL WELFARE; TURNOVER TIME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029958456     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00783421     Document Type: Article

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