Benchmarking treatment of schizophrenia: A comparison of service delivery by the national government and by state and local providers

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Rosenheck, Robert A ^a,b   Desai, Rani ^a,b   Steinwachs, Donald ^c   Lehman, Anthony ^d  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DAY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0034074185     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200004000-00003     Document Type: Article

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