Trends in U.S. emergency department visits for anxiety-related mental health conditions, 1992-2001

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-294

  Smith, Rebecca P ^a   Larkin, G Luke ^b   Southwick, Steven M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 41549087085     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n0215     Document Type: Article

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