Estimation of mental health care cost units for patients with schizophrenia

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 280-285

  Saldivia Borquez S ^a   Torres Gonzalez F ^b   Cabases Hita J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Costs; Health care; Shizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

EID: 24344504001     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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