Successful provision of emergency mental health care to rural and remote New South Wales: An evaluation of the Mental Health Emergency Care-Rural Access Program

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-64

  Saurman, Emily ^a   Lyle, David ^a   Perkins, David ^b   Roberts, Russell ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Bloomfield   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893488812     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13050     Document Type: Article

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