Economic impacts of assertive community treatment: A review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 443-454

  Latimer, Eric A ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Community supports; Economic outcomes; Service costs

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032770122     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400504     Document Type: Review

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