Utilization of emergency center services by older adults with a psychiatric diagnosis

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-176

  Cully, Jeffrey A ^a,e   Molinari, V A ^b   Snow, A L ^a   Burruss, J ^a   Kotrla, K J ^c,d   Kunik, M E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Ctrl Texas Vet Health Care System   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 17144378562     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860412331336779     Document Type: Article

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