Health-related quality of life, patient outcome, and managed care: The road ahead

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 31, Issue 221, 1996, Pages 39-41

  Fullerton, S ^a,b   Gitnick, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Disease management; Health related Quality of Life; Managed care; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030472662     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529609095555     Document Type: Conference Paper

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