Hospitalisation Utilisation and Costs in Schizophrenia Patients in Finland before and after Initiation of Risperidone Long-Acting Injection

Objectives. Quantify changes in hospital resource use in Finland following initiation of risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI). Materials and Methods. A retrospective multi-center chart review (naturalistic setting) was used to compare annual hospital bed-days and hospital episodes for 177 schizo...

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Main Authors: Christian Asseburg, Michael Willis, Mickael Löthgren, Niko Seppälä, Mika Hakala, Ulf Persson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/791468