Assessment of service use patterns in out-patients with schizophrenia: A Spanish study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 114, Issue SUPPL. 432, 2006, Pages 12-18

  Pezzimenti, M ^a,b   Haro, J M ^a,h   Ochoa, S ^a   Gonzalez J L ^c   Almenara, J ^c   Alonso, J ^d   Moreno, B ^e   Munoz P E ^f   Jauregui V M ^f   Salvador Carulla, L ^g   Araya, Susana ⁱ   Cabases, Juan ⁱ   Foix, Alexandrina ⁱ   Martinez, Alfredo ⁱ   Nadal, Susana ⁱ   Romero, Cristina ⁱ   Poole, Mirian ⁱ   Torres, Francisco ⁱ  

^a Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^f Fundacion Argibide   (Spain)

^g Asociacion Cientifica PSICOST   (Spain)

^h Fundació San Joan de Déu ^*  (Spain)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Health services research; Physician's practice patterns; Schizophrenia; Spain; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750732955     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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