Aging and schizophrenia: Current health services research and recommendations

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 121-127

  Lawton Barry, Kristen ^a,b,c   Blow, Frederic C ^a,b,c   Dornfeld, Maude ^b   Valenstein, Marcia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b National VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center (SMITREC)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036713062     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198870201500302     Document Type: Article

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