Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatments for vertebral compression fractures

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-284

  Edidin, Avram A ^a   Ong, Kevin L ^b   Lau, Edmund ^b   Schmier, Jordana K ^b   Kemner, Jason E ^c   Kurtz, Steven M ^b  

^a Medtronic Spinal and Biologics   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c Medtronic Spinal and Biologics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Spine; Vertebral fracture.

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84862511523     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11633220-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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