Efficacy of a triage system to reduce length of hospital stay

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 480-485

  Williams, P ^a   Csipke, Emese ^b   Rose, D ^a   Koeser, L ^a   McCrone, P ^a   Tulloch, A D ^a   Salaminios, G ^a   Wykes, T ^c   Craig, T ^b  

^a Department of Health Service and Population Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Psychology Department of Health Service and Population Research Service User Research Enterprise   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; METHODS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRIAGE;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; TRIAGE;

EID: 84901853053     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141051     Document Type: Article

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