Healthcare costs, buyer alert

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-151

  Brown, Melissa M ^a,b,c,d   Brown, Gary C ^a,c   Leiske, Heidi B ^a   Lieske, P Alexander ^a  

^a CENTER FOR VALUE BASED MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Wills Eye Institute   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Eye Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

direct medical costs; return on investment; societal costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EYE CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INVESTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EYE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955063528     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834595fb     Document Type: Article

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