Economic evaluation of adolescent addiction programs: methodologic challenges and recommendations.
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This article identifies and describes several methodologic challenges encountered in economic evaluations of substance abuse interventions for adolescents. Topics include study design, the choice of perspective, the estimation of costs and outcomes, and the generalizability of results. Recommendations are offered for confronting these challenges using examples from research on adolescent substance abuse and dependency/addiction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
دوره 43 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008