Cost-effectiveness of hospital discharge records for reaching selected endpoints in the surveillance of silicosis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 484-492

  Geidenberger, Connie A ^a,c   Nestel, Gilbert ^a   Socie, Edward M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c M/S R16 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Case based surveillance; Cost analysis; Death certificate; Hazard surveillance; Occupational health; Physician report; Sensitivity analysis; Sentinel event; Silicosis; Surveillance endpoints; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; SILICOSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OHIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0031682581     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199811)34:5<484::AID-AJIM9>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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