The relationship between the fiscal structure of mental health care systems and cost

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 200-205

  Davis, George E ^a   Lowell, Walter E ^b  

^a Augusta Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b Mental R ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Community; Expenditures; Fractal; Funding; Mental health; Partition; State hospital; Structure; Suicide rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036727556     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060201700508     Document Type: Article

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