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Michael T. French
Researcher at University of Miami
Publications - 243
Citations - 10706
Michael T. French is an academic researcher from University of Miami. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Substance abuse. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 240 publications receiving 9681 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael T. French include University of Wisconsin-Madison & University of California, Los Angeles.
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The Cost of Crime to Society: New Crime-Specific Estimates for Policy and Program Evaluation
TL;DR: This study presents a comprehensive methodology for calculating the cost to society of various criminal acts, which incorporates both the cost-of-illness and the jury compensation methods and yields cost estimates for more than a dozen major crime categories, including several categories not found in previous studies.
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Benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice with problem drinkers in primary care settings.
Michael F. Fleming,Marlon P. Mundt,Michael T. French,Linda Baier Manwell,Ellyn A. Stauffacher,Kristen L. Barry +5 more
TL;DR: These results offer the first quantitative evidence that implementation of a brief intervention for problem drinkers can generate positive net benefit for patients, the health care system, and society.
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Economic Evaluation of Telemedicine: Review of the Literature and Research Guidelines for Benefit–Cost Analysis
TL;DR: Research guidelines for conducting benefit-cost analyses of telemedicine programs are presented, emphasizing opportunity cost estimation, commonly used program outcomes, and monetary conversion factors to translate outcomes to dollar values.
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Chronic illicit drug use, health services utilization and the cost of medical care
TL;DR: Results of this study indicate that CDUs and IDUs consumed significantly more inpatient and emergency care, but less outpatient services relative to NDUs, and health care providers and managed care organizations should consider policies that promote more ambulatory care and discourage emergency room and inpatient care among drug users.
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Is moderate alcohol use related to wages? Evidence from four worksites.
TL;DR: An inverse U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and wages with a peak at approximately 1.5 to 2.5 drinks per day on average is suggested and evidence that alcohol use is related to wages through human capital variables is found.