The cost of treating substance abuse patients with and without comorbid psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1309-1315

  Hoff, Rani A ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0032885304     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.10.1309     Document Type: Article

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