Responding to mental health emergencies: Implementation of an innovative telehealth service in rural and remote New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 453-459

  Saurman, Emily ^a   Perkins, David ^a   Roberts, Russell ^b   Roberts, Andrew ^b   Patfield, Martyn ^b   Lyle, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Greater Western Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Emergency; Mental health; Remote; Rural; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80052302547     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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