The organization of psychiatric emergency services and related differences in restraint practices

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 467-469

  Allen, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36148933364     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.013     Document Type: Editorial

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