Need analysis for a new high acuity medical psychiatry unit: which patients are considered for admission?

Abstract Background The study aims were: to estimate the proportion of patients with an indication for admission to a new high acuity Medical Psychiatric Unit (MPU), to explore the reasons for MPU-admission according to different health disciplines, and to check for differences in patient characteri...

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Main Authors: P. J. Caarls, M. A. van Schijndel, M. Kromkamp, A. I. Wierdsma, R. J. Osse, G. van der Hoeven, W. J. G. Hoogendijk, J. J. van Busschbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-3967-7