Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problems

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1349-1357

  Larimer, Mary E ^a,b   Malone, Daniel K ^d   Garner, Michelle D ^c   Atkins, David C ^a   Burlingham, Bonnie ^b   Lonczak, Heather S ^b   Tanzer, Kenneth ^d   Ginzler, Joshua ^b   Clifasefi, Seema L ^b   Hobson, William G ^d   Marlatt, G Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Downtown Emergency Service Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOUSING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 63849337080     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.414     Document Type: Article

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