Cost-of-illness studies in the United States: A systematic review of methodologies used for direct cost

Value in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-21

  Clabaugh, Gerd ^a,b   Ward, Marcia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Direct cost; Standards; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549129630     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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