Exploring male and female patients' experiences of psychiatric hospital care: A critical analysis of the literature

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-180

  Maatta, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 68249129522     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840802694445     Document Type: Article

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