Children requiring psychiatric consultation in the pediatric emergency department: Epidemiology, resource utilization, and complications

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-89

  Santiago, Lucia I ^a   Tunik, Michael G ^b   Foltin, George L ^b   Mojica, Michael A ^b  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical screening; Psychiatric illness; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644845664     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000199568.94758.6e     Document Type: Article

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