An urban Italian study on emergency room utilisation by immigrants suffering from mental disorders in Rome, 2000-2004

European Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-124

  Gaddini, A ^a   Franco, F ^a   Biscaglia, L ^a   Di Lallo, D ^a  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emigration and immigration; Health service research; Italy; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 39749167765     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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