Staff/bed and staff/patient ratios in South African public sector mental health services

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-161

  Lund, Crick ^a   Fisher, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MONITORING; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORKER; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036185209     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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