Trends in medical care expenditures of US adults with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions 1997 to 2005

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2531-2538

  Cisternas, Miriam G ^a   Murphy, Louise B ^b   Yelin, Edward H ^c   Foreman, Aimee J ^d   Pasta, David J ^d   Helmick, Charles G ^b  

^a MGC Data Services   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ICON CLINICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Comorbidity; Cost; Economics; Expenditures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICARE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450187408     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081068     Document Type: Article

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