Editorial: Health economics and outcomes research: A new challenge and field of action for the European Heart Rhythm Association

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 601-603

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Maniadakis, Nikos ^b   Auricchio, Angelo ^c   Vardas, Panos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^c DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 77951971041     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq028     Document Type: Editorial

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