The development of a Local Index of Need (LIN) and its use to explain variations in social services expenditure on mental health care in England

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-263

  McCrone, Paul ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Boyle, Seán ^b   Knapp, Martin ^a,b   Aziz, Fayaz ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Health expenditures; Health services need and demand; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33645712109     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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