The cost-effectiveness of environmental approaches to disease prevention.

@article{Chokshi2012TheCO,
  title={The cost-effectiveness of environmental approaches to disease prevention.},
  author={Dave A. Chokshi and Thomas A. Farley},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2012},
  volume={367 4},
  pages={
          295-7
        }
}
  • D. Chokshi, T. Farley
  • Published 25 July 2012
  • Medicine, Political Science, Psychology
  • The New England journal of medicine
Although preventive approaches to disease are intuitively appealing and frequently presented as a way to reduce costs, analyses have suggested that they're generally no more cost-effective than therapeutic interventions. But are some more cost-effective than others? 
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