Mental health and substance use disorder spending in the Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal years 2000-2007

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Wagner, Todd H ^a   Sinnott, Patricia ^a   Siroka, Andrew M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

EID: 79953687416     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.4.pss6204_0389     Document Type: Article

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