Evaluation of the Risk Assessment Matrix: A mental health triage tool

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-14

  Patel, A S ^a   Harrison, Anthony ^a   Bruce Jones, W ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 58249110593     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.058388     Document Type: Article

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