Methodological assessment of economic evaluations of alcohol treatment: What is missing?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-63

  Barbosa, Carolina ^a   Godfrey, Christine ^a   Parrott, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FAMILY LIFE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77949340682     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp067     Document Type: Review

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