Saving lives and saving money: Hospital-based violence intervention is cost-effective

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 252-258

  Juillard, Catherine ^a   Smith, Randi ^b   Anaya, Nancy ^b   Garcia, Arturo ^b   Kahn, James G ^b   Dicker, Rochelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Injury prevention; Violence; Violence intervention

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RECIDIVISM; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM; ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MALE; MARKOV CHAIN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84988260215     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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