A study on risk factors of repeated admissions among patients with schizophrenia in Hospital Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

International Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-192

  Draman, Samsul ^a   Ismail, Shaiful Bahari ^a   Merchant, Mohd Raza ^a   Yusof, Harmy Mohd ^a   Husin, Tengku Arif Raja ^a   Singh, Suran Singh A I Jasmit ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Repeated admissions; Risk factors; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26644455039     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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