The cost-effectiveness of alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in emergency and outpatient medical settings

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Barbosa, Carolina ^a   Cowell, Alexander ^a   Bray, Jeremy ^b   Aldridge, Arnie ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cost effectiveness; Emergency department; Outpatient; QALYs; SBI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ALCOHOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84928762621     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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