Predictors of cumulative length of psychiatric inpatient stay over one year: A national case register study

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-307

  Lerner, Yaacov ^a   Zilber, Nelly ^a  

^a Falk Institute for Mental Health Studies   (Israel)

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EID: 79551510100     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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