Economic and quality of life evaluation of different modalities of immunoglobulin therapy in chronic dysimmune neuropathies

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-428

  Cocito, Dario ^a   Serra, Grazia ^a   Paolasso, Ilaria ^a   Barilà, Diego A ^b   Lopiano, Leonardo ^a   Cattel, Luigi ^b  

^a CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFUSION PUMP; LETTER; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84872833575     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2012.00444.x     Document Type: Letter

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