Economic evaluation of hospital at home versus hospital care: Cost minimisation analysis of data from randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7224, 1999, Pages 1547-1550

  Jones, Jeremy ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^a   Parker, Hilda ^a   Wynn, Alison ^a   Jagger, Carol ^a   Spiers, Nicky ^a   Parker, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0033547649     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7224.1547     Document Type: Article

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