Annual prevalence of diagnosed schizophrenia in the USA: A claims data analysis approach

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1535-1540

  Wu, Eric Q ^a   Shi, Lizheng ^b   Birnbaum, Howard ^a   Hudson, Teresa ^c   Kessler, Ronald ^d  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; BIOSTATISTICS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS;

EID: 33750039955     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706008191     Document Type: Article

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