Treating acute mental illness in rural general hospitals: Necessity or choice?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 139-143

  Hungerford, Catherine ^a  

^a Tamworth Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admission; General practitioner; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; FAMILY LIFE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33746478564     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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