Correlates of length of stay among psychiatric in-patients in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Adegunloye, O A ^a   Yussuf, A D ^a   Ajiboye, P O ^a   Issa, B A ^a   Buhari, O I N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Correlates; Length of stay; Nigeria; Pattern; Psychiatric in patients; Tertiary health institution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NIGERIA; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77953383287     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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