Clinical utility of screening laboratory tests in pediatric psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department for medical clearance

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Donofrio, J Joelle ^a,c   Santillanes, Genevieve ^a   McCammack, Bradley D ^b   Lam, Chun Nok ^a   Menchine, Michael D ^a   Kaji, Amy H ^c   Claudius, Ilene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84901239791     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.10.011     Document Type: Article

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