Referral Without Access: For Psychiatric Services, Wait for the Beep

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-278

  Rhodes, Karin V ^a   Vieth, Teri L ^b   Kushner, Hallie ^c   Levy, Helen ^d   Asplin, Brent R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650367139     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.08.023     Document Type: Article

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