The cost-effectiveness of environmental approaches to disease prevention

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-297

  Chokshi, Dave A ^a,b   Farley, Thomas A ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROL STRATEGY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84864263001     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1206268     Document Type: Article

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