Health economic evaluation of outpatient management of fibromyalgia patients and the costs avoided by diagnosing fibromyalgia in France

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6 SUPPL. 63, 2010, Pages

  Lamotte, M ^a   Maugars, Y ^b   Le Lay, K ^c   Taieb C ^d  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c Health Economics and Outcomes Research   (France)

^d Pierre Fabre   (France)

Author keywords

Cost; Economic; Fibromyalgia; Management; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FIBROMYALGIA; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FIBROMYALGIA; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952670281     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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