Economic evaluation of a short-course intensive rehabilitation program in patients with intermittent claudication

International Angiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 108-113

  Ambrosetti, M ^a   Salerno, M ^a   Boni, S ^a   Daniele, G ^a   Tramarin, R ^a   Pedretti, R F E ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economics; Intermittent claudication; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUFLOMEDIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARNITINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ITALY; MALE;

EID: 7044231651     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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