The use of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) to inform discharge and transfer decisions in community mental health services

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-18

  Prowse, Liz ^a   Coombs, Tim ^b  

^a Southern Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

^b The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 63049093051     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090013     Document Type: Article

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