Caring for depression in primary care: Defining and illustrating the policy context

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 24-27

  Wells, Kenneth B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PREPAID HEALTH PLANS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031027803     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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