Heart failure disease management programs: A cost-effectiveness analysis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-338

  Chan, David C ^a   Heidenreich, Paul A ^b   Weinstein, Milton C ^c   Fonarow, Gregg C ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS;

EID: 38149008089     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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