Readmission to an acute psychiatric unit within 28 days of discharge: Identifying those at risk

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-285

  Callaly, Thomas ^a,b   Hyland, Mary ^c   Trauer, Tom ^c,d,e   Dodd, Seetal ^a,e   Berk, Michael ^a,e,f,g,h  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f Geelong Clinic   (Australia)

^g ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^h FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77956305244     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH08721     Document Type: Article

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