The economic analysis of prevention: An illustration involving children's behavior problems

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 165-175

  Foster, E Michael ^a   Jones, Damon E ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BUDGET; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIME; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTING EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 38649134225     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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