Specialty mental health care improves patients' outcomes: Findings from a nationwide program to monitor the quality of care for patients with substance use disorders

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 704-713

  Moos, R H ^a   Finney, J W ^a   Federman, E B ^a   Suchinsky, R ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033824932     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2000.61.704     Document Type: Article

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