Benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice with problem drinkers in primary care settings

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-18

  Fleming, Michael F ^a   Mundt, Marlon P ^a   French, Michael T ^b   Manwell, Linda Baier ^b   Stauffacher, Ellyn A ^a   Barry, Kristen Lawton ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk drinking; Benefit cost analysis; Brief intervention; Primary care; Problem drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0033630313     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200001000-00003     Document Type: Article

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