Medicaid-covered alcohol and drug treatment use among people with intellectual disabilities: Evidence of disparities

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 361-374

  Slayter, Elspeth ^a  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449282949     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-48.5.361     Document Type: Article

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