Case mix adjusting short stay inpatient mental health episodes
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Length of Psychiatric Inpatient Stay: Comparison of Mental Health Care Outlining a Case Mix From a Hos- pital in Germany and the United States of America
Background: It is documented in the literature that inpatient stay is shorter in a general hospital in the USA compared to Germany. The aim of this study was to compare psychiatric inpatient stay in a hospital in the USA to a hospital in Germany, focusing on major psychiatric diseases and suggesting possible differences. Methods: The data was collected from 1996 until 2001 at the Charity Hospit...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-s1-a15