Hospital admission for schizophrenia and discharge against medical advice in the United States

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Sclar, David A ^a,b,c   Robison, Linda M ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacotherapy ^*

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650543836     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.09m00827yel     Document Type: Article

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