Costs of services for schizophrenic patients in Norway

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-125

  Rund, Bjørn Rishovd ^a   Ruud, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Mental health services; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032933491     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb07209.x     Document Type: Article

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