Economic Evaluation of Aquatic Exercise for Persons with Osteoarthritis

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 413-424

  Patrick, Donald L ^a,b   Ramsey, Scott D ^a,b   Spencer, Anna C ^a   Kinne, Susan ^a   Belta, Basia ^a   Topolski, Tari D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic exercise; Cost effectiveness; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0035344681     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200105000-00002     Document Type: Review

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