Temporal patterns of veterans’ psychiatric service utilization, disability payments, and cocaine use

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Grossman, Linda S ^a,b   Willer, Janet K ^b   Miller, Norman S ^a   Stovall, Jeffrey G ^c   McRae, Sandra G ^d   Maxwell, Sarz ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Denver Veterans Center   (United States)

^e Center for Addictive Problems   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Disability income; Emergency room; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ABSTINENCE; ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MONEY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLICY; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

EID: 0030763875     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1997.10400203     Document Type: Article

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