Alcohol consumption patterns and health care costs in an HMO

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-190

  Hunkeler, Enid M ^a   Hung, Yun Yi ^b   Rice, Dorothy P ^b   Weisner, Constance ^a,b   Hu, Teh Wei ^c  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Drinking patterns and costs; HMO alcohol costs; U shaped drinking curve

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 0035479980     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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