Does increased spending on alcoholism treatment lead to lower cirrhosis death rates?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 487-491

  Smart, Reginald G ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a   Lee, Seang Looi ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029859694     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008183     Document Type: Article

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