Variations in the costs of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient units

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 183, Issue SEPT., 2003, Pages 220-225

  Beecham, Jennifer ^a   Chisholm, Daniel ^a   O'Herlihy, Anne ^b   Astin, Jack ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WALES;

EID: 0042027550     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.3.220     Document Type: Article

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