Socio-economic deprivation and duration of hospital stay in severe mental disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue JUNE, 2006, Pages 581-582

  Abas, Melanie Amna ^a,b   Vanderpyl, Jane ^c   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a   Le Prou, Trix ^c   Crampton, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT INFORMATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33744941295     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.104.007476     Document Type: Article

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