A comparison of older longstay psychiatric and learning disability inpatients using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 548-552

  Ashaye, Olakunle ^a   Mathew, George ^b   Dhadphale, Manohar ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cell Barnes Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly longstay patients; HoNOS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0030982669     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199705)12:5<548::AID-GPS543>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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