Case manager follow-up to failed appointments and subsequent service utilization

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Blank, Michael B ^a   Chang, Matthew Y ^a,b   Fox, Jeanne C ^b   Lawson, Carol Ann ^c   Modlinski, Jules ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia ^*

^c Quality Assurance Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0030042840     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02249364     Document Type: Article

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