The Australian mental health system: An economic overview and some research issues

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Williams, Ruth F G ^a,b   Doessel, Darrel P ^b,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 77952845334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-4     Document Type: Article

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