Use of medical services by veterans with mental disorders

Psychosomatics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 451-458

  Druss, Benjamin G ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030885366     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(97)71422-1     Document Type: Article

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