New long stay patients: From acute wards to where?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 307-314

  Rowlands, P ^a   Milner, E ^b   Wing, S ^c   Inch, H ^d  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b East Glade Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Community Health ^*

^d Bassetlaw District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031852830     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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