An example of activity based costing of treatment programs

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-99

  Alemi, Farrokh ^a   Sullivan, Thomas ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Cost analysis; Cost of counseling; Cost of visit; Economic analysis; Pricing; Questionnaire; Substance abuse treatment; Work diary

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; TREATMENT DURATION;

COUNSELING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33947262187     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990601087372     Document Type: Article

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