The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western Australia: retrospective analysis of population based registers

Lawrence, David; Hancock, Kirsten; Kisely, Steve

doi:10.1136/bmj.f2539

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The gap in life expectancy from preventable physical illness in psychiatric patients in Western Australia: retrospective analysis of population based registers

Published in BMJ • May 21, 2013

Authors:

David Lawrence

Kirsten Hancock

Steve Kisely

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the mortality experience of psychiatric patients in Western Australia compared with the general population. DESIGN: Population based study. SETTING: Western Australia, 1985-2005. PARTICIPANTS: Psychiatric patients (292,585) registered with mental health services in Western Aust...

Subject

Life expectancy

Medicine

Population

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