Performance of statistical models to predict mental health and substance abuse cost

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Montez Rath, Maria ^a,b   Christiansen, Cindy L ^b,c   Ettner, Susan L ^d   Loveland, Susan ^b,c   Rosen, Amy K ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33751008641     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-6-53     Document Type: Article

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