Are adults with developmental disabilities more likely to visit EDs?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 463-465

  Lunsky, Yona ^a,b   Lin, Elizabeth ^a,b   Balogh, Rob ^a,b   Klein Geltink, Julie ^b   Bennie, Jennifer ^b   Wilton, Andrew S ^b   Kurdyak, Paul ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955683074     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.12.028     Document Type: Letter

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