Mental Health Services Policy and the Aging

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 99-114

  Kaskie, Brian ^a,b   Estes, Carroll L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institute for Health and Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Managed behavioral healthcare; Mental health services; Mental illness; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937343396     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v36n03_08     Document Type: Article

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