Resource implications and budget impact of managing cow milk allergy in the UK

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Sladkevicius, E ^a   Nagy, E ^b   Lack, G ^b   Guest, J F ^a,c  

^a CATALYST Health Economics Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Budget impact; Cost; Cow milk allergy; Extensively; Hydrolysed formula; Mino acid formula; Neocate; Resource use; Soy; UK

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATOPY; BUDGET; COMPUTER MODEL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MILK ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BUDGETS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; SOY FOODS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77149163531     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696990903543242     Document Type: Article

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