Cost-effectiveness of clinical case management for ED frequent users: results of a randomized trial{star, open}

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Shumway, Martha ^a   Boccellari, Alicia ^a   O'Brien, Kathy ^a   Okin, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 38949129365     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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