The Cost-effectiveness of Routine Follow-up After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-196

  Bolz, Katharina Maria Dorothea ^a   Crawford, Ross W ^a,b   Donnelly, Bill ^b,c   Whitehouse, Sarah L ^a,b   Graves, Nicholas ^a,d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Brisbane Orthopaedic Specialist Services   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cohort simulation; cost effectiveness; economic analysis; follow up; Markov model; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; AUSTRALIA; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 74249120878     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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