Psychiatric hospitalization decision making by CMHC staff

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-73

  Hendryx, Michael S ^a   Rohland, Barbara M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031026063     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022421312162     Document Type: Article

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