Assessing readmission to subtance abuse treatment as an indicator of outcome and program performance

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1568-1569

  Humphreys, K ^a   Weingardt, K R ^a  

^a Program Evaluation and Resource Center Department of Veteran Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 0033625875     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.12.1568     Document Type: Article

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