Indicators predicting use of mental health services in Piedmont, Italy

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-106

  Tibaldi, Giuseppe ^a   Munizza, Carmine ^a   Pasian, Sherri ^b   Johnson, Sonia ^c   Salvador Carulla, Luis ^d   Zucchi, Serena ^a   Cesano, Simona ^a   Testa, Cristina ^a   Scala, Elena ^a   Pinciaroli, Luca ^a  

^a ASL TO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Psicost/RIRAG Research Network   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 21244472610     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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