Costs of schizophrenia and other psychoses in urban Australia: Findings from the Low Prevalence (Psychotic) Disorders Study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-40

  Carr, Vaughan J ^a   Neil, Amanda L ^b   Halpin, Sean A ^c   Holmes, Scott ^a   Lewin, Terry J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d HMRC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cost of illness; Health care costs; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REHABILITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CENSUSES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0037302464     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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