Inpatient psychiatric care of Medicare beneficiaries with state buy-in coverage

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 55-69

  Ettner, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032430908     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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