Economic evaluation of an intensive home visiting programme for vulnerable families: A cost-effectiveness analysis of a public health intervention

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-433

  McIntosh, Emma ^a   Barlow, Jane ^b   Davis, Hilton ^c   Stewart Brown, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Health services; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDWIFE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349566158     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp047     Document Type: Article

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