Healthcare in schizophrenia: Effectiveness and progress of a redesigned care network

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Tzeng, Dong Sheng ^a,b   Lian, Li Chiu ^c   Chang, Chin Un ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b   Lee, Gian Tin ^c   Pan, Peter ^d   Lung, For Wey ^a,b,d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d Calo Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; WARD; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34948833668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-129     Document Type: Article

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