Trends in admissions to a regional secure unit (1983-1997)

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Brown, Christine S H ^c   Lloyd, Keith R ^b   Donovan, Martin ^a  

^a Langdon Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRISONER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRISONERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035227754     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580240104100107     Document Type: Article

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