Substance abuse treatment, what do we know? An economist's perspective

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-64

  Machado, Matilde P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Effectiveness; Substance abuse; Survey; Treatment evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 17444368615     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-004-0253-2     Document Type: Review

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