Quality of life and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in patients with osteoarthritis pain

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-219

  Reinhold, Thomas ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^a   Jena, Susanne ^a   Brinkhaus, Benno ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cost effectiveness; Osteoarthritis pain; Randomised controlled trial; Routine care

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 46949102497     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0062-5     Document Type: Article

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