North Staffordshire Community Beds Study: Longitudinal evaluation of psychiatric in-patient units attached to community mental health centres 1: Methods, outcome and patient satisfaction

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue JUL., 1999, Pages 70-78

  Boardman, Anthony P ^a,c   Hodgson, Richard E ^b   Lewis, Martyn ^b   Allen, Keith ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033025777     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.1.70     Document Type: Article

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