The cost-effectiveness of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for the treatment of idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding in the United States

Value in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-333

  Ganz, Michael L ^a   Shah, Dhvani ^a   Gidwani, Risha ^a   Filonenko, Anna ^b   Su, Wenqing ^a   Pocoski, Jennifer ^c   Law, Amy ^c  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; heavy menstrual bleeding; levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; United States

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875450746     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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