Compulsory psychiatric care in Sweden 1979-1993. Prevalence of committed patients, discharge rates and area variation

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-96

  Kjellin, L ^a  

^a Vasteras Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; URBANIZATION;

BED OCCUPANCY; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031035418     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00788926     Document Type: Article

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