A retrospective claims analysis of the direct costs of stress urinary incontinence

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 403-411

  Kinchen, Kraig S ^a   Long, Stacey ^b   Orsini, Lucinda ^b   Crown, William ^b   Swindle, Ralph ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare expenditures; Stress urinary incontenence

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DICYCLOVERINE; ESTROGEN; FLAVOXATE; HYOSCYAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; TOLTERODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0346656683     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-003-1096-6     Document Type: Article

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