The surgical management of patients who deliberately self-harm

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-62

  Rogers, Benedict A ^a   Pease, F ^a   Ricketts, D M ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Deliberate self harm; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTER CAST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349107491     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359204     Document Type: Article

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