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Economics of schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Massimo Moscarelli*
Affiliation:
International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics, Via Daniele Crespi 7,20123 Milan, Italy

Extract

The value of public and private investment in clinical health services and economic research, which aims to reduce the burden of illnesses on patients, their families and society as a whole, is an issue that is currently being debated at national and international levels.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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