The measurement of improvement during hospitalisation for acute psychiatric illness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 379-384

  Trauer, Tom ^a   Callaly, Tom ^b   Hantz, Paul ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute hospitalistion; Improvement; Outcomes; Public private

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOOD DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033000174     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.1999.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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