Comparing quality of mental health care for public-sector and privately insured populations

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 650-655

  Leslie, Douglas L ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a  

^a Northeast Program Evaluation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034100915     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.5.650     Document Type: Article

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