Can a disease self-management program reduce health care costs? The case of older women with heart disease

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 706-715

  Wheeler, John R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Disease self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0038002125     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200306000-00003     Document Type: Article

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