Health economic evaluation: A primer for the practicing rheumatologist

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 648-656

  Tan, Michael C Y ^a   Regier, Dean A ^a   Esdaile, John M ^b   Lynd, Larry D ^c   Anis, Aslam H ^c   Marra, Carlo A ^c,d  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RITUXIMAB;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CANADA; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RHEUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747878675     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22105     Document Type: Review

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