Risedronate versus alendronate in older patients with osteoporosis at high risk of fracture: An Italian cost-effectiveness analysis

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-188

  Berto, Patrizia ^a,b   Maggi, Stefania ^c   Noale, Marianna ^c   Lopatriello, Stefania ^a  

^a Pbe Consulting   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Cost QALY; Economics; Generic alendronate; Osteoporosis; Risedronate

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; RISEDRONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETIDRONIC ACID; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77953083629     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03324794     Document Type: Article

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