The impact of home hospitalization on healthcare costs of exacerbations in COPD patients

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-332

  Puig Junoy, Jaume ^a   Casas, Alejandro ^b   Font Planells, Jaume ^a   Escarrabill, Joan ^c   Hernández, Carme ^b   Alonso, Jordi ^d   Farrero, Eva ^c   Vilagut, Gemma ^d   Roca, Josep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

COPD; Healthcare costs; Healthcare delivery; Homecare; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35748981479     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0029-y     Document Type: Article

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