Brunswick House: A weekend crisis house in North Staffordshire

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 453-455

  Hodgson, Richard ^a   Carr, Darren ^a   Wealleans, Lynne ^b  

^a Bradwell Hospital Site   (United Kingdom)

^b Brunswick House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036900205     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.26.12.453     Document Type: Article

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