Treatment of pediatric and adolescent mental health emergencies in the united states: Current practices, models, barriers, and potential solutions

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-73

  Hoyle, John D ^a   White, Lynn J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child; Emergency medicine; Emergency treat; Mental health; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037231738     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390937120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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