Cross-national differences in inpatient depression treatment

European Psychiatric Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-34

  Hölzel, Lars P ^a   Kriston, Levente ^b   Weiser, Ann Kristin ^a   Härter, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Hospitalisation; Length of stay; Patient care; Review; World health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84856288467     PISSN: 17581354     EISSN: 17581362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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