The cost effectiveness of patient-applied versus provider-administered intervention strategies for the treatment of external genital warts

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-77

  Langley, Paul C ^a   Tyring, Stephen K ^b   Smith, Michael H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMINOQUINOLINES; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERFERON INDUCERS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032916520     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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