The difficult task of predicting the costs of community-based mental health care. A comprehensive case register study

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-256

  Donisi, V ^a   Jones, J ^b   Pertile, R ^a   Salazzari, D ^a   Grigoletti, L ^a   Tansella, M ^a   Amaddeo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case register study; cost prediction; costs of community care; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053054625     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000473     Document Type: Article

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