Health care utilization and costs among patients treated for bipolar disorder in an insured population

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1303-1308

  Simon, Gregory E ^a,b   Unützer, Jurgen ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0032860655     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.10.1303     Document Type: Article

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