Micro-Costing in Public Health Economics: Steps Towards a Standardized Framework, Using the Incredible Years Toddler Parenting Program as a Worked Example

Prevention Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-389

  Charles, J M ^a   Edwards, R T ^a   Bywater, T ^b   Hutchings, J ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Disadvantage; Economics; Flying Start; Parenting program; Prevention; Prevention science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879783791     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0302-5     Document Type: Article

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