Benefits and costs associated with mutual-help community-based recovery homes: The Oxford House model

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Lo Sasso, Anthony T ^a   Byro, Erik ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^b   Ferrari, Joseph R ^b   Olson, Bradley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Residential treatment; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG USER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155157642     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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