The effect of employee assistance programs use on healthcare utilization

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 77-100

  Zarkin, Gary A ^a   Bray, Jeremy W ^a   Qi, Junfeng ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs); Healthcare costs; Panel data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; WORKPLACE;

ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHMS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033994171     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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