Hospital outcome measures following assertive community treatment in Edmonton, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 276-279

  Tibbo, Philip ^a,b,d   Chue, Pierre ^b,c   Wright, Evelyn ^c  

^a ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Community Living Program ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Chronic mental illness; Hospital outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032931325     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400309     Document Type: Article

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