Increased 30-Day Emergency Department Revisits Among Homeless Patients with Mental Health Conditions

Introduction: Patients with mental health conditions frequently use emergency medical services. Many suffer from substance use and homelessness. If they use the emergency department (ED) as their primary source of care, potentially preventable frequent ED revisits and hospital readmissions can worse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chun Nok Lam, Sanjay Arora, Michael Menchine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7th4f90p