The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales in psychiatric hospitalisation: A multicentre study examining outcome and prediction of length of stay

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-205

  Goldney, Robert D ^a,b   Fisher, Laura J ^b   Walmsley, Sonja H ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales; Length of stay; Outcome studies; Private hospitals; Psychiatric hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0031947594     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809062729     Document Type: Article

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