A new model of triage in an aged persons mental health service

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-63

  George, Kuruvilla ^a,b,c   MacDonald, Gail ^a  

^a Aged Persons Mental Health   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Eastern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Aged persons mental health; Responsiveness; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TEAMWORK; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEASONS; TRIAGE;

EID: 17144428573     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2004.02151.x     Document Type: Article

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