Crisis in access to care: Geriatric psychiatry services unobtainable at any price

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 646-649

  Abrams, Robert C ^a,b   Young, Robert C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL DISEASE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW YORK CITY; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 33847077679     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100603     Document Type: Review

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