Individual and Contextual-Level Factors Associated with Continuity of Care for Adults with Schizophrenia

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 572-587

  Fontanella, Cynthia A ^a   Guada, Joseph ^a   Phillips, Gary ^a   Ranbom, Lorin ^a   Fortney, John C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Medicaid; Quality of care; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896323693     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0500-x     Document Type: Article

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