Effects of contracting and local markets on costs of public mental health services in California

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1067-1071

  Libby, Anne M ^a   Wallace, Neal T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; MARKET; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031902275     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.49.8.1067     Document Type: Article

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