Patients who are difficult to place. A description of the patient characteristics, admission patterns, and need for care

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-141

  Nielsen, Lene Falgaard ^a,b   Petersen, Lone ^b   Werdelin, Ginie ^b   Hou, Bo Jensen ^b   Lindhardt, Anne ^b  

^a Roskilde County Hospital Fjorden ^*  (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Camberwell Assessment of Need; Difficult to place patients; Need assessment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT SCHEDULING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034046277     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394800427438     Document Type: Article

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