Factors Associated with Readmission of Patients at a University Hospital Psychiatric Ward in Iran

Objectives. Readmission has a major role in the reduction of the quality of life and the increase in the years of lost life. The main objectives of this study were to answer to the following research questions. (a) What was the readmission rate? (b) What were the social, demographic, and clinical ch...

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Main Authors: Majid Barekatain, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Razeyeh Hassannejad, Reihane Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Psychiatry Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/685625