Emergency department utilization among frequent users with psychiatric visits

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1015-1022

  Brennan, Jesse J ^a   Chan, Theodore C ^a   Hsia, Renee Y ^b   Wilson, Michael P ^a   Castillo, Edward M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908017043     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12453     Document Type: Article

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