Medical necessity and psychotherapy

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1481-1483

  Chodoff, Paul ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031764932     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.49.11.1481     Document Type: Review

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