Do mechanisms that link addiction treatment patients to primary care influence subsequent utilization of emergency and hospital care?

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-15

  Friedmann, Peter D ^a,b,d   Hendrickson, James C ^c   Gerstein, Dean R ^c   Zhang, Zhiwei ^c   Stein, Michael D ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHADONE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644812863     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000188913.50489.77     Document Type: Article

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