Economic evaluation of treatments for children with severe behavioural problems

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 177-189

  Muntz, Rachel ^a   Hutchings, Judy ^a   Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor ^a   Hounsome, Barry ^a   Ó'Céilleachair, Alan ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 11144316992     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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