Managing patients with deliberate self harm admitted to an accident and emergency observation ward

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-33

  Ryan, J ^a,b   Clemmett, S ^a   Perez Avila, C ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency observation ward; Deliberate self harm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHIATRIST; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MUTILATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030027915     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.1.31     Document Type: Article

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