A cost-utility analysis in patients receiving enteral tube feeding at home and in nursing homes

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 416-423

  Elia, Marinos ^a   Stratton, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Cost effectiveness; Mortality; QALY; Quality of life; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46549083226     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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