Availability of inpatient beds for psychiatric admissions in the NHS

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7676, 2008, Pages 942-943

  Weich, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEGLECT; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; UNITED STATES;

BED OCCUPANCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 55549140821     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1561     Document Type: Editorial

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