The association between decreasing length of stay and readmission rate on a psychogeriatric unit

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-79

  Heeren, O ^a   Dixon, L ^a   Gavirneni, S ^a   Regenold, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036139393     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.53.1.76     Document Type: Article

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