Health care expenditures of children and adults with spina bifida in a privately insured U.S. population

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 552-558

  Ouyang, Lijing ^a   Grosse, Scott D ^a   Armour, Brian S ^a   Waitzman, Norman J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Incremental medical expenditures; Lifetime costs; Medical care utilization; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447527886     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20360     Document Type: Article

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