"Medically Cleared": How Well are Patients with Psychiatric Presentations Examined by Emergency Physicians?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-372

  Szpakowicz, Mikolaj ^a   Herd, Anthony ^b  

^a SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

emergency department; emergency physician; medical clearance; physical examination; psychiatric diagnosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 55849104856     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.082     Document Type: Article

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