Patterns of hospital admission for adult psychiatric illness in England: Analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics data

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 185, Issue OCT., 2004, Pages 334-341

  Thompson, Andrew ^a,b   Shaw, Mary ^a   Harrison, Glynn ^a   Verne, Julia ^b   Ho, Davidson ^a   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b South West Public Health Observatory ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 4944228152     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.185.4.334     Document Type: Article

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