Hospital length of stay: Social work services as an important factor

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-504

  Lechman, Constance ^a   Duder, Sydney ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consultation and collaboration; Hospital length of stay; Psychosocial problem severity; Supportive counseling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350455598     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802619360     Document Type: Article

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