Acute versus sub-acute care beds: Should Australia invest in community beds at the expense of hospital beds?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 952-954

  Allison, Stephen ^a   Bastiampillai, Tarun ^a   Goldney, Robert ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW RISK PATIENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84908887966     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867414538106     Document Type: Letter

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