Diagnostic profile of inpatients as a determinant of length of stay in a general hospital psychiatric unit

The aim of this study was to determine if the diagnostic profile of inpatients of a psychiatric unit in a general hospital influences the length of stay. The results of a retrospective survey comprising the first 16 years of operation of the Psychiatric Unit of the Ribeirão Preto General Hospital (P...

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Main Authors:	J.E.C. Hallak, J.A.S. Crippa, G. Vansan, A.W. Zuardi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-09-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:	Psychiatric unit General hospital Diagnostic category Length of stay
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000900014

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