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Economics of schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

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

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 173 , Issue S36: Economics of schizophrenia , September 1998 , pp. 4 - 6
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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