Cost effectiveness of preventive home visits to the elderly: Economic evaluation alongside randomized controlled study

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-246

  Kronborg, Christian ^a   Vass, Mikkel ^b   Lauridsen, Jørgen ^a   Avlund, Kirsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Community intervention; Elderly; Functional ability; Preventive home visits

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 33847282033     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0361-2     Document Type: Article

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