Is the volume-outcome relationship sustained in psychiatric care?

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 669-672

  Lee, Hsin Chien ^a,b   Lin, Herng Ching ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mental health; Readmission; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BED OCCUPANCY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547597631     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0214-z     Document Type: Article

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