Reviewing hypothetical migraine studies using funding criteria from the patient-centered outcomes research institute

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2193-2199

  Selby, Joe V ^a   Fleurence, Rachael ^a   Lauer, Michael ^b   Schneeweiss, Sebastian ^c  

^a PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRAINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871999180     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0774     Document Type: Article

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