‘Show me the money’: Improving the economic evaluation of mental health services

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Twomey, C ^a   Byrne, M ^a   McHugh, P ^a  

^a Health Service Executive West   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; mental health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010693163     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 20516967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2013.41     Document Type: Editorial

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