The effect of multidisciplinary case management on selected outcomes for frequent attenders at an emergency department

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 602-606

  Phillips, Georgina Ann ^a   Brophy, David S ^a   Weiland, Tracey J ^a,b   Chenhall, Antony J ^a   Dent, Andrew W ^a,b  

^a St Vincent's Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33745446480     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00412.x     Document Type: Article

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