More deprived areas need greater resources for mental health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-444

  Abas, Melanie ^a   Vanderpyl, Jane ^b   Robinson, Elizabeth ^b   Crampton, Peter ^c  

^a Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health services needs and demands; Health services research; Hospitals psychiatric; Mental health services; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BEDS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY AREAS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141524066     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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