Emergency department visits by patients with mental health disorders - North Carolina, 2008-2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 469-472

  Hakenewerth, Anne M ^a   Tintinalli, Judith E ^b   Waller, Anna E ^b   Ising, Amy ^b   Deselm, Tracy ^b  

^a Texas Dept of State Health Svcs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878975041     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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