Is psychiatric emergency service (PES) use increasing over time?

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Paradis, Michel ^a   Woogh, Carolyn ^b   Marcotte, Dany ^c   Chaput, Yves ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 70350570039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-3     Document Type: Article

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