Quantification of factors contributing to length of stay in an acute psychogeriatric ward

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Draper, Brian ^a   Luscombe, Georgina ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Elderly; Length of stay; Psychiatric disorder; Psychogeriatric unit

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VARIANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031984132     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199801)13:1<1::AID-GPS716>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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