The long and the short of it: Are shorter periods of hospitalisation beneficial?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 164-165

  Capdevielle, Delphine ^a,c   Ritchie, Karen ^b,c  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b French National Institute of Medical Research

^c Montpellier 1 University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOSIS; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 40449118783     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.044719     Document Type: Review

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