Assessing cost and utilization in managed mental health care in the United States

Health Policy

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Dickey, Barbara ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Mental health; Utilization management

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030856899     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(97)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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