Association between provision of mental illness beds and rate of involuntary admissions in the NHS in England 1988-2008: Ecological study

BMJ

Volumn 343, Issue 7816, 2011, Pages

  Keown, Patrick ^a,b   Weich, Scott ^c   Bhui, Kamaldeep S ^d   Scott, Jan ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BED OCCUPANCY; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79960691237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d3736     Document Type: Article

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