Study of Patients Absconding Behavior in a General Hospital at Southern Region of Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammad Khammarnia (Author), Aziz Kassani (Author), Mohammad Reza Amiresmaili (Author), Ahmad Sadeghi (Author), Zahra Karimi Jaberi (Author), Zahra Kavosi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Patients' escape from hospital imposes a significant cost to patients as well as the health system. Besides, for these patients, exposure to adverse events (such as suicide, self-harm, violence and harm to hospital reputation) are more likely to occur compared to others. The present...