Cancer management and reimbursement aspects in Germany: An overview demonstrated by the case of colorectal cancer

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Von Der Schulenburg, J Matthias ^a   Prenzler, Anne ^a   Schurer, Willemien ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer management; Colorectal cancer; CRC; Germany; Health policy

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CETUXIMAB; FLUOROURACIL; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCUMENTATION; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 76649126203     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-009-0194-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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