Economic evaluation of nimesulide versus diclofenac in the treatment of osteoarthritis in France, Italy and Spain

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 453-464

  Tarricone, R ^a   Martelli, E ^a   Parazzini, F ^b   Darba J ^c   Le Pen, C ^d   Rovira, J ^c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NIMESULIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0034925154     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200121070-00001     Document Type: Article

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