Cost-effectiveness of a programme of screening and brief interventions for alcohol in primary care in Italy

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Angus, Colin ^a   Scafato, Emanuele ^b   Ghirini, Silvia ^b   Torbica, Aleksandra ^c   Ferre, Francesca ^c   Struzzo, Pierluigi ^d   Purshouse, Robin ^e   Brennan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d Region Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cost effectiveness; Primary care; Public health interventions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897630803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-26     Document Type: Article

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