Acute hospital care: The beauty and the beast of psychiatry

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 81-82

  Dratcu, Luiz ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRY; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036201648     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.26.3.81     Document Type: Editorial

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