Increased risk of avoidable hospitalization among patients with schizophrenia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Huang, Chung Chien ^a   Chen, Shu Fen ^a   Chen, Yi Hua ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Cellulitis; Diabetes; Pneumonia; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELLULITIS; CITIZENSHIP; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PNEUMONIA; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STOMACH ULCER; ULCER PERFORATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 79953237670     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600307     Document Type: Article

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