Factors affecting hospital stay in psychiatric patients: the role of active comorbidity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Research on length of stay (LOS) of psychiatric inpatients is an under-investigated issue. In this naturalistic study factors which affect LOS of two groups of patients were investigated, focusing on the impact on LOS of medical como...

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Main Authors: Douzenis Athanassios, Seretis Dionysios, Nika Stella, Nikolaidou Paraskevi, Papadopoulou Athanassia, Rizos Emmanouil N, Christodoulou Christos, Tsopelas Christos, Mitchell Dominic, Lykouras Lefteris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/166