Service quality as measured by service fit and mortality among public mental health system service recipients

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-107

  Leff, H Stephen ^a   McPartland, James C ^a   Banks, Stephen ^a   Dembling, Bruce ^a   Fisher, William ^a   Allen, I Elaine ^a  

^a Human Services Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health services; Mortality; Service fit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECIPIENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; THEORY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344594480     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MHSR.0000024353.30425.ab     Document Type: Article

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