Estimating the costs of preventive interventions

Evaluation Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-286

  Foster, E Michael ^a   Porter, Michele M ^b   Ayers, Tim S ^b   Kaplan, Debra L ^b   Sandler, Irwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost estimates; Evaluation; Family Bereavement Program; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME;

EID: 34247882646     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X07299247     Document Type: Review

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