Factors associated with referral to psychiatric care by general practitioners compared with self-referrals

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 427-436

  Oiesvold T ^a   Sandlund, M ^b   Hansson, L ^b   Christiansen, L ^b   Gostas G ^b   Lindhardt, A ^b   Saarento, O ^b   Sytema, S ^b   Zandren T ^b  

^a Nordland Psykiatriske Sykehus   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031959279     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797006302     Document Type: Article

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