Current Evaluation and Future Needs of a Mental Health Data Linkage System in a Remote Region: A Canadian Experience

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 476-480

  Bédard, Michel ^b   Squire, Larry ^a   Hegge, Leslie ^c   Polischuk, Vicki ^a  

^a Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c North of Superior Community Mental Health Programs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 0742266786     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287353     Document Type: Article

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