Impact of disease management programs on healthcare expenditures for patients with diabetes, depression, heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review of the literature

Health Policy

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-121

  De Bruin, Simone R ^a   Heijink, Richard ^a   Lemmens, Lidwien C ^a   Struijs, Jeroen N ^a   Baan, Caroline A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Disease management; Healthcare expenditures; Review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79957975489     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.03.006     Document Type: Review

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