The costs of recurrent syncope of unknown origin in elderly patients

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1386-1394

  Nyman, John A ^a,c   Krahn, Andrew D ^d   Bland, Patricia C ^a   Griffiths, Stephen ^a   Manda, Ven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Costs; Multiple diagnoses; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONSULTATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0032844318     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00633.x     Document Type: Article

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