Utilization of specialty mental health care among persons with severe mental illness: The roles of demographics, need, insurance, and risk

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1 II, 2000, Pages 277-292

  McAlpine, Donna D ^a   Mechanic, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Mental health care; Psychiatric services; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034086302     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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