Unrecognized medical emergencies admitted to psychiatric units

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 390-393

  Reeves, Roy R ^a,b   Pendarvis, Eric J ^a   Kimble, Ray ^a  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Medical emergencies; Psychiatric illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034234348     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7318     Document Type: Article

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