Medical care use by treated and untreated substance abusing Medicaid patients

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-120

  Gerson, Lowell W ^a   Boex, James ^a   Hua, Keding ^a   Liebelt, Robert A ^a   Zumbar, William R ^b   Bush, Donna ^c   Givens, Carolyn ^d  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mental Health Services Board   (United States)

^c Ohio Department of Human Services   (United States)

^d Ohio Department of Alcohol   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Healthcare costs; Longitudinal studies; Medicaid; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0035070470     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(00)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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