Cost-utility analysis of a telerehabilitation program: A case study of COPD patients

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 688-692

  Haesum, Lisa K E ^a   Soerensen, Natascha ^a   Dinesen, Birthe ^a   Nielsen, Carl ^b   Grann, Ove ^c   Hejlesen, Ole ^a   Toft, Egon ^a   Ehlers, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Vejgaard Healthcare Centre and Healthcare Centre Aalborg   (Denmark)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients; cost utility; economic evaluation; randomized study; telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COST UTILITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; RANDOMIZED STUDY; TELEREHABILITATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PULMONARY DISEASES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMETRY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84869057985     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0250     Document Type: Article

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