Cost-effectiveness of growth factors during hepatitis C anti-viral therapy

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1067-1077

  Chapko, M K ^a,b,c,d,e   Dominitz, J A ^a,b,c,d,f  

^a Northwest Hepatitis C Resource Center   (United States)

^b Epidemiologic Res and Info Center   (United States)

^c Northwest Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ANEMIA; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GENOTYPE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748666849     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03089.x     Document Type: Article

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