Community treatment for heavy users of private mental health services: Who benefits?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-58

  Jessop, Nikki ^a   Hassall, Jon ^b   Geffen, Josh ^c   Yellowlees, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034007122     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.2000.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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