Access to care refers to the:
a. availability of health care.
b. degree to which services are comprehensive.
c. overall use of mental health services in a community.
d. convenience and ease of obtaining service and information.
D
Access is the degree to which services and information about care are easily obtained. The ideal comprehensive system would provide multiple points of entry for treatment, including direct access through self-referral.
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