Hospitalizations and hospital charges for co-occurring substance use and mental disorders

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 366-375

  Ding, Kele ^a   Yang, Jingzhen ^b   Cheng, Gang ^b   Schiltz, Trisha ^b   Summers, Karen M ^b   Skinstad, Anne Helene ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co occurring; Hospital charges; Length of stay; Substance related disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79955124485     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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