Cost effectiveness and cost utility model of public place defibrillators in improving survival after prehospital cardiopulmonary arrest

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7427, 2003, Pages 1316-1319

  Walker, Andrew ^a   Sirel, Jane M ^a   Marsden, Andrew K ^b   Cobbe, Stuart M ^a   Pell, Jill P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAILWAY; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344665516     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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