Patterns of health care costs associated with depression and substance abuse in a national sample

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-218

  Druss, Benjamin G ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032908125     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.2.214     Document Type: Article

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