Community psychiatry in the Sub-Arctic. Experiences with the shift from hospital-based to community-based psychiatric services in Northern Norway

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Hansen, Vidje ^a,c   Øiesvold, Terje ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Hospital of Nordland   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; OUTPATIENT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 3042786638     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1121189X00003286     Document Type: Editorial

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