An examination of the temporal and geographical patterns of psychiatric emergency service use by multiple visit patients as a means for their early detection

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Chaput, Yves J A ^a,b   Lebel, Marie Josée ^b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38049125147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-60     Document Type: Article

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