Using health-related quality of life to predict and manage pediatric healthcare

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-498

  Seid, Michael ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Lotstein, Debra ^a   Varni, James W ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; Child; Health related quality of life; Healthcare costs; Predictive modeling

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PEDIATRICIAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 24744461921     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.5.4.489     Document Type: Review

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