Clinical acuity of repeat pediatric mental health presentations to the emergency department

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-213

  Yu, Andrea Y ^a,c   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a,b   Newton, Amanda S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Women and Children's Health Research Institute   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Illness severity; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Repeat visits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 80051613904     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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