Mortality after discharge from long-term psychiatric care in Scotland, 1977-94: A retrospective cohort study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-5

  Stark, Cameron ^a,b   MacLeod, Margaret ^c   Hall, David ^d   O'Brien, Fiona ^c   Pelosi, Anthony ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2942744830     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-30     Document Type: Article

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