A cost-utility analysis of adult group audiologic rehabilitation: Are the benefits worth the cost?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 549-557

  Abrams, Harvey ^a,b   Chisolm, Theresa Hnath ^a,b   McArdle, Rachel ^a,b  

^a Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Hearing aids; Hearing loss (sensorineural); Outcome assessment; Quality of life; Rehabilitation of hearing impaired

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEARING AIDS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AUDIOLOGIC REHABILITATION;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 0036759850     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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