Avoidable mortality of psychiatric patients in an area with a community-based system of mental health care

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-325

  Amaddeo, F ^a,c   Barbui, C ^a   Perini, G ^a   Biggeri, A ^b   Tansella, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avoidable mortality; Community based mental health care; Mental health services; Standardized mortality ratio

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 33947204751     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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