Comorbidity and the need for physical examinations among patients seen in the psychiatric emergency service

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 947-948

  Viner, Mark W ^a,b   Waite, John ^c   Thienhaus, Ole J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b S Nevada Adult Mental Hlth Serv   (United States)

^c St Rose Dominican Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHORT SURVEY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0029785923     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.47.9.947     Document Type: Short Survey

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