Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes
Sindelar JL, Jofre-Bonet M, French MT, McLellan AT. Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2004, 73: 41-50. PMID: 14687958, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAmbulatory CareCase ManagementData CollectionData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFinancing, GovernmentFollow-Up StudiesHumansIllicit DrugsMaleOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePhiladelphiaPrepaid Health PlansRehabilitationRehabilitation, VocationalReproducibility of ResultsSocial AdjustmentSocial WorkSubstance-Related DisordersUrban Health ServicesConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisDrug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis ProgramCost-benefit analysisCost-effectiveness ratioEmpirical examplePolicy inferencesEconomic analysisEconomic evaluationConflicting implicationsCost dataPaper identifiesMethodological principlesVariety of outcomesMultiple outcomesRange of outcomesSingle outcomeDifferent outcomesEmploymentAppropriate approachImplicationsParadox