Proper modeling strategies selection for the assessment of post-infarction costs

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Gregori, Dario ^a   Desideri, Alessandro ^b   Bigi, Riccardo ^c   Petrinco, Michele ^f   Cortigiani, Lauro ^d   Zigon, Giulia ^e   Pagano, Eva ^f  

^a Department of Public Health and Microbiology ^*  (Italy)

^b S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^c University School of Medicine   (Italy)

^d CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aalen additive regression model; IMA; Medical costs; Survival models

Indexed keywords

AALEN ADDITIVE REGRESSION MODEL; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 49349099514     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.024     Document Type: Article

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