Effect of a social services intervention among 911 repeat users

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 492-496

  Weiss, Steven J ^a   Ernst, Amy A ^a   Ong, Margaret ^b   Jones, Ray ^b   Morrow, Debra ^c   Milch, Rosemary ^c   O'Neil, Katie ^c   Glass, Jay ^b   Nick, Todd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sacramento City Fire/EMS   (United States)

^c Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOME; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SAFETY; SEIZURE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22444443421     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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