Costs of informal care for patients in advanced home care: A population-based study

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 656-663

  Andersson, Agneta ^a   Carstensen, John ^a   Levin, Lars Åke ^a   Emtinger, Bengt Göran ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Board of Health and Welfare   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Advanced home care; Cost; Home rehabilitation; Informal care

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC APPRAISALS; INFORMAL CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

AGED; CAREGIVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

EID: 1642632499     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462303000618     Document Type: Review

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