Prevalence of psychological distress assessed in emergency departments [6]

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 489-

  Forero, R ^a,b,d   Young, L ^a,b,d   Hillman, K M ^a,b,d   Bauman, A E ^c   Ieraci, S ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748617575     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.029090     Document Type: Letter

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