Level of Care Utilization System for Psychiatric and Addiction Services (LOCUS): A preliminary assessment of reliability and validity

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 545-563

  Sowers, Wesley ^a   George, Charles ^b   Thompson, Kenneth ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032703680     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018767403107     Document Type: Article

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