Psychiatric-related emergency department visits among children with an autism spectrum disorder

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1269-1276

  Kalb, Luther G ^a   Stuart, Elizabeth A ^b,c   Freedman, Brian ^d   Zablotsky, Benjamin ^b   Vasa, Roma ^a,e  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Departments of Mental Health   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; insurance; psychiatric; services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871629027     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182767d96     Document Type: Article

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