Substance misuse, anxiety and depression and urgency of presentation to a public emergency department in Australia

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-370

  Kinner, Stuart A ^a   Alati, Rosa ^a   Watt, Kerrianne ^b   Najman, Jake M ^a   Fowler, Greg ^a   Green, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorder; Comorbidity; Emergency service; Hospital; Mental health; Triage

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 28544450286     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00758.x     Document Type: Review

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