Cost-effectiveness of outpatient geriatric assessment with an intervention to increase adherence

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1199-1206

  Keeler, Emmett B ^a   Robalino, David A ^a   Frank, Janet C ^b   Hirsch, Susan H ^b   Maly, Rose C ^b   Reuben, David B ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033251695     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199912000-00003     Document Type: Article

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