Association of RSV lower respiratory tract infection and subsequent healthcare use and costs: A Medicaid claims analysis in early-preterm, late-preterm, and full-term infants

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-340

  Shi, Nianwen ^a   Palmer, Liisa ^b   Chu, Bong Chul ^b   Katkin, Julie P ^c   Hall, Caroline B ^d   Masaquel, Anthony S ^e   Mahadevia, Parthiv J ^e  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United States)

^b THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Healthcare use; Medicaid; Respiratory syncytial virus infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956160220     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.578188     Document Type: Article

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