Transient loss of consciousness as reason for admission to primary health care emergency room

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Martikainen, Kirsti ^a,b   Seppä, Kaija ^b,c   Viita, Paula ^a   Rajala, Sulo ^d   Laippala, Pekka ^b,e   Keränen, Tapani ^f  

^a Department of Social Services ^*  (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Tampere City Hospital   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Emergency room; Primary health care; Seizure; Syncope; Transient loss of consciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0345505305     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02834310000591     Document Type: Article

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