A cost-effectiveness analysis of enalapril maleate in the management of congestive heart failure in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Butler, J R G ^a   Fletcher, P J ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Cost effectiveness analysis; Economic evaluation; Enalapril maleate

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL MALEATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029911829     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb02912.x     Document Type: Article

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