Factors affecting rehospitalisation in psychiatric patients in Singapore

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Mahendran, Rathi ^a   Mythily, ^a   Chong, Siow Ann ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community care; Rehospitalisation; Revolving door; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE;

EID: 22144463825     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764005053264     Document Type: Article

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