Cost-Effectiveness of home visits in the outpatient treatment of patients with alcohol dependence

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Moraes, Edilaine ^a   Campos, Geraldo M ^a   Figlie, Neliana B ^a   Laranjeira, Ronaldo ^a   Ferraz, Marcos B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; Home visits; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149106190     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268107     Document Type: Article

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