Developments in the use of regional secure unit beds over a 12-year period

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-335

  Mohan, Damian ^a,b   Murray, Kevin ^a   Taylor, Paul ^c   Steed, Penny ^a  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local demand; Long stay patients; Patients; RSU; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030777389     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189708412014     Document Type: Article

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