A retrospective look at length of stay for pediatric psychiatric patients in an Urban emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-173

  Waseem, Muhammad ^a   Prasankumar, Rahul ^a   Pagan, Krystal ^a   Leber, Mark ^a  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ED overcrowding; Length of stay; psychiatric diagnoses

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952990618     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820d644b     Document Type: Article

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