Health care utilization in dementia patients with psychiatric comorbidity

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-91

  Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,c   Snow, A Lynn ^a,b,c   Molinari, Victor A ^b,c   Menke, Terri J ^a,c   Souchek, Julianne ^a,c   Sullivan, Greer ^b,d,e   Ashton, Carol M ^a,c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MIRECC   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Hospitalization; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0037321988     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.1.86     Document Type: Article

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