Patient self-reports in pharmacoeconomic studies. Their use and impact on study validity

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-256

  Evans, Christopher ^a   Crawford, Bruce ^a  

^a MAPI VALUES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033063888     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199915030-00004     Document Type: Review

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