Determinants of length of hospitalization in a federal psychiatric hospital in Nigeria

Determinants of length of hospitalization in a federal psychiatric hospital in Nigeria

Objective: The present study aims to determine the association between clinical-demographic variables and length of stay of patients admitted into Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Design: Retrospective review of case records. Methods: 280 case records of patients (discharged from September 1st...

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Main Authors: C J Okafor, A A Audu, E A Essien, E E Ekpe, J Okegbe, B E Edet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
psychiatric hospitalization
length of stay
prolonged hospitalization
psychiatric patients
calabar
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=2;spage=147;epage=152;aulast=Okafor;type=0

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