Cost-effectiveness of a disease management program for major depression in elderly primary care patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1020-1026

  Bosmans, Judith ^a   De Bruijne, Martine ^a   Van Hout, Hein ^a   Van Marwijk, Harm ^a   Beekman, Aartjan ^a   Bouter, Lex ^b   Stalman, Wim ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Disease management program; Elderly; Primary care

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748365420     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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