Quality of life and economic costs associated with postthrombotic syndrome

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 567-572

  Kachroo, Sumesh ^a   Boyd, Dylan ^a   Bookhart, Brahim K ^b   Lamori, Joyce ^b   Schein, Jeff R ^b   Rosenberg, David J ^c   Reynolds, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Diagnosis; Economics; Epidemiology; Outcomes; Postthrombotic syndrome; Quality of life; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84858994067     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110241     Document Type: Review

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