Effects of hospital closure on mortality rates of the over-65 long-stay psychiatric population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 836-839

  Jackson, Graham Alan ^a   Whyte, Jennifer ^b  

^a Leverndale Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Long stay patients; Mortality; Psychiatric; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0031702712     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(1998120)13:12<836::AID-GPS871>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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