The role of marital status in health services expenditures for psychiatric outpatients

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 383-392

  Denton, Wayne H ^a   Reynolds, Dianne L ^a   Burleson, Brant R ^b   Anderson, Roger T ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033144385     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1999.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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