The cost-effectiveness of supported employment for adults with autism in the United Kingdom

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 975-984

  Mavranezouli, Ifigeneia ^a   Megnin Viggars, Odette ^b   Cheema, Nadir ^a   Howlin, Patricia ^c   Baron Cohen, Simon ^d,e   Pilling, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; cost effectiveness; economics; supported employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SOCIAL WORK; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84908614928     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313505720     Document Type: Article

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