Risk factors for ED use among homeless veterans

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 855-858

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b,c  

^a VA New England Mental Illness Research and Education Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VETERAN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84877717238     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.02.046     Document Type: Article

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