Resource utilization and costs following hospitalization of patients with chronic heart failure in the US

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 925-937

  Korves, Caroline ^a   Eldar Lissai, Adi ^a   McHale, Joshua ^a   Lafeuille, Marie Hélène ^b   Hwa Ong, Siew ^c   Sheng Duh, Mei ^a  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b GROUPE D ANALYSE   (Canada)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost; Follow up studies; Heart failure; Medical resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ALISKIREN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMILORIDE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPLERENONE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TRIAMTERENE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865258582     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2012.685136     Document Type: Article

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