Longitudinal trends in hospital admissions with co-occurring alcohol/drug diagnoses, 1994-2002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Santora, Patricia B ^a   Hutton, Heidi E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Hospital admissions; Hospital costs; Payer groups

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44349148401     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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