Impact of visit copayments on outpatient mental health utilization by members of a health maintenance organization

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-338

  Simon, Gregory E ^a,b   Grothaus, Louis ^a   Durham, Mary L ^a   VonKorff, Michael ^a   Pabiniak, Chester ^a  

^a Prince George's Community College   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029915071     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.3.331     Document Type: Article

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