Diagnostic inconsistency: A marker of service utilization in bipolar disorder

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 41-45

  Johnson, Sheri L ^a   Brickman, Andrew L ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MANIA; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646457390     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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