Cost-effectiveness of a supplementary class-based exercise program in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-89

  Richardson, Gerry ^a   Hawkins, Neil ^a   McCarthy, Christopher James ^b   Mills, Pauline Mary ^b   Pullen, Rachel ^b   Roberts, Christopher ^b   Silman, Alan ^b   Oldham, Jacqueline Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Exercise program; Osteoarthritis; QALY

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

EXERCISE PROGRAM; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; QALY;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 33644851994     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462306050872     Document Type: Article

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