Psychiatrist and nonphysician mental health provider staffing levels in health maintenance organizations

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 405-408

  Dial, Thomas H ^a   Bergsten, Christopher ^b   Haviland, Mark G ^b   Pincus, Harold Alan ^b  

^a National Education Association   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031918370     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.3.405     Document Type: Article

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