The importance of recognizing patients' time as a cost of self-management

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 395-396

  Russell, Louise B ^a   Safford, Monika M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; TIME;

BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46449095256     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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