Avoidable mortality in long-stay psychiatric patients of Northern Finland

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Räsänen, Sami ^a   Hakko, Helinä ^a   Viilo, Kaisa ^b   Meyer Rochow, V Benno ^c   Moring, Juha ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoidable mortality; Long stay patient; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 18444375603     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480510022909     Document Type: Article

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