Geographical variation in acute psychiatric admissions within New York City 1990-2000: Growing inequalities in service use?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 361-376

  Almog, Michael ^a   Curtis, Sarah ^b   Copeland, Alison ^b   Congdon, Peter ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; New York; Psychiatric services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2042433662     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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