Children's health services in a "system of care": Patterns of mental health, primary and specialty use

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-323

  Grimes, Katherine E ^a,d   Kapunan, Patricia E ^a,b   Mullin, Brian ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mental Health Services Program for Youth   (United States)

^d CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; MEDICINE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 33646448306     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100315     Document Type: Article

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