Economic reforms and the acute inpatient care of patients with schizophrenia: The Chinese experience

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1228-1234

  Phillips, Michael R ^a,b   Lu, Shao Hua ^a   Wang, Rui Wen ^a  

^a Shashi University   (China)

^b BEIJING HUILONGGUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0030766123     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.9.1228     Document Type: Article

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