Cost as a study outcome: Sensitivity of study conclusions to the method of estimating cost

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Chapko, Michael K ^a   Hedrick, Susan ^b  

^a VA Puget Sound   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory care cost; Department of Veterans Affairs; Hospital cost; Long term care cost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DAY CARE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0033111517     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199904002-00006     Document Type: Article

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