Background: Algorithms describe clinical choices to treat a specific disorder. To many, algorithms serve as important tools helping practitioners make informed choices about how best to treat patients, achieving better outcomes more quickly and at a lower cost. Appearing as flow charts and decision
Mental health care costs: paucity of measurement
โ Scribed by P. McCrone; S. Weich
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 768 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-9285
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