Empirical awakening: The new science on mutual help and implications for cost containment under health care reform

Substance Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-91

  Kelly, John F ^a   Yeterian, Julie D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; health care costs; health care reform; mutual help groups

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859727084     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.634965     Document Type: Article

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