Prior hospitalization and age as predictors of mental health resource utilization in Israel

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 623-633

  Ginsberg, Gary ^a,d   Lerner, Yakov ^b   Mark, Mordechai ^a,c   Popper, Miriam ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b JDC Israel Falk Institute   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Budgetary allocations; Mental health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DAY CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031013759     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00214-6     Document Type: Article

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