Discharges of patients from public psychiatric hospitals in Italy between 1994 and 2000

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-34

  D'Avanzo, Barbara ^a   Barbato, Angelo ^a   Barbui, Corrado ^a   Battino, Nadia ^a   Civenti, Graziella ^b   Frattura, Lucilla ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; NURSING HOME; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 0037691716     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764003049001539     Document Type: Article

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