Quality of mental health care at a student-run clinic: Care for the uninsured exceeds that of publicly and privately insured populations

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 733-740

  Liberman, Kate M ^a   Meah, Yasmin S ^a   Chow, Andrew ^a   Tornheim, Jeffrey ^b   Rolon, Omayra ^a   Thomas, David C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership; EHHOP; Immigrant; Medical students; Mental health care; Quality of care; Student run free clinic; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80655149200     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9367-5     Document Type: Article

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