Predictors of psychiatric readmissions in the short-and long-term: A population-based study in Taiwan

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 481-489

  Lin, Chuan Hsiung ^a   Chen, Wen Ling ^b   Lin, Chih Ming ^c   Lee Rn, Ming Der ^b   Ko, Ming Chung ^d   Li, Chung Yi ^b  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Health services research; Readmission; Schizophrenia; Social factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954370368     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010000500005     Document Type: Article

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