Trends over a decade for a general hospital psychiatry unit

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 427-435

  Druss, Benjamin G ^a,d   Bruce, Martha L ^c   Jacobs, Selby C ^a   Hoff, Rani A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031950456     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022296608777     Document Type: Article

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