Medicare inpatient treatment for elderly non-dementia psychiatric illnesses 1992-2002; length of stay and expenditures by facility type

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-240

  Hoover, Donald R ^a,b   Akincigil, Ayse ^a,c   Prince, Jonathan D ^a,c   Kalay, Ece ^a   Lucas, Judith A ^a   Walkup, James T ^a,d   Crystal, Stephen ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Expenditures; Inpatient care; Length of stay; Non dementia psychiatric illnesses

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COST CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46749133143     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-008-0166-y     Document Type: Article

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