The Brazilian policy of withholding treatment for ADHD is probably increasing health and social costs
Objective: To estimate the economic consequences of the current Brazilian government policy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment and how much the country would save if treatment with immediate-release methylphenidate (MPH-IR), as suggested by the World Health Organization (W...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000100067&lng=en&tlng=en |