The incremental cost of chronic illnesses: A medicaid database analysis

Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 21-41

  Garis, Robert I ^a   Farmer, Kevin C ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Comorbidity; Cost analysis; Database analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035786240     PISSN: 08966621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J063v11n03_03     Document Type: Article

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