Utilisation of mental health services and costs of patients with schizophrenia in three areas of Spain

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue OCT., 1998, Pages 334-340

  Haro, J M ^a   Salvador Carulla, L ^b   Cabases J ^c   Madoz, V ^d   Vazquez Barquero J L ^e  

^a PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^d Fundación Argibide   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031666183     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.4.334     Document Type: Article

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