A cost-benefit analysis of Wisconsin's screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program: Adding the employer's perspective

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Quanbeck, Andrew ^a   Lang, Katharine ^a   Enami, Kohei ^a   Brown, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCREENING TEST; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WISCONSIN SCREENING BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT PROGRAM;

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77649282654     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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