Length of stay as an outcome in an era of managed care: An empirical study

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Shwartz, Michael ^a   Mulvey, Kevin P ^b   Woods, Donna ^b   Brannigan, Patrick ^c   Plough, Alonzo ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Managed care; Substance abuse treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030841711     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(96)00095-5     Document Type: Article

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