Meso-level comparison of mental health service availability and use in Chile and Spain

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-428

  Salvador Carulla, Luis ^a   Saldivia, Sandra ^b   Martinez Leal, Rafael ^a   Vicente, Benjamin ^b   Garcia Alonso, Carlos ^c   Grandon, Pamela ^d   Haro, Josep Maria ^e  

^a Psicost Association   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^e Sant Joan de Deu   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SPAIN; URBAN AREA; AMBULANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULANCES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85047684004     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.4.421     Document Type: Article

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