Access issues in behavioral health care

Drug Benefit Trends

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 33-34

  Pomerantz, Jay M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BUDGET; CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036745599     PISSN: 10805826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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