Differences in the use of psychiatric outpatient services between the United States and Ontario

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 551-557

  Kessler, Ronald C ^a   Frank, Richard G ^a   Edlund, Mark ^b   Katz, Steven J ^c,d   Lin, Elizabeth ^e,f,g   Leaf, Philip ^h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b School of Public Health

^c School of Medicine

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031058775     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199702203360806     Document Type: Article

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