Acute care hospital utilization among medical inpatients discharged with a substance use disorder diagnosis

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-56

  Walley, Alexander Y ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael ^a   Lee, Eugene C ^a   Forsythe, Shaula ^a   Chetty, Veerappa K ^a   Mitchell, Suzanne ^a   Jack, Brian W ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Rehospitalization; Substance use disorders; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84863675353     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e318231de51     Document Type: Article

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