Alcoholism treatment and potential health care cost saving

Medical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 52-71

  Holder, Harold D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism treatment; Health care cost savings; Offset

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; INTOXICATION; THERAPY; TREATMENT;

ALCOHOLISM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN;

EID: 0023149249     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198701000-00007     Document Type: Article

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