The influence of distance on utilization of outpatient mental health aftercare following inpatient substance abuse treatment

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1183-1192

  Schmitt, Susan K ^a   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^a,b   Piette, John D ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Distance; Drug abuse; Geographical mobility; Outpatients; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MODEL; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; SAMPLE; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0038049667     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00218-6     Document Type: Article

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