Relationships between the Deinstitutionalization of Healthcare for Patients with Mental Disorder, Substance Abuse, and Isolated Death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 354-360

  Thiblin, Ingemar B ^a   Fugelstad, Anna B ^a   Leifman, Anders G ^a   Romelsjö, Anders P ^a   Agren, Gunnar S ^b   Sorimachi, Yoshihide ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b National Board of Public Health   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Isolated death; Mental illness; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STROKE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542347190     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003199     Document Type: Article

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