Economic evaluation of the direct healthcare cost savings resulting from the use of walking interventions to prevent coronary heart disease in Australia

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-201

  Zheng, Henry ^a   Ehrlich, Fred ^a   Amin, Janaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Cost savings; Healthcare cost; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WALKING;

AUSTRALIA; CORONARY DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; WALKING;

EID: 77953357671     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9074-2     Document Type: Article

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