Within-hospital readmission: An indicator of readmission after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 476-481

  Vigod, Simone N ^a,b,c,d   Taylor, Valerie H ^a,e   Fung, Kinwah ^b,c   Kurdyak, Paul A ^c,d,f  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement bias; Mental health systems; Psychiatric readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84881437630     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800806     Document Type: Article

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