US hospitalizations and costs for illicit drug users with soft tissue infections

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 508-518

  Takahashi, Traci A ^b   MacIejewski, Matthew L ^a   Bradley, Katharine ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

Author keywords

costs; drug abuse; skin and soft tissue infections; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149362514     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-009-9177-z     Document Type: Article

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