Cost of an emerging epidemic: An economic analysis of atrial fibrillation in the UK

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 286-292

  Stewart, S ^b   Murphy, N ^a   Walker, A ^c   McGuire, A ^d   McMurray, J J V ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1342301530     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2002.008748     Document Type: Article

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