The Israeli reform of psychiatric hospitalizations

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 818-819

  Shani, Mordechai ^a,b  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Psychiatric admissions; Re admission; Reform

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY;

EID: 29444440134     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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