Clinical and economic outcomes among hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome: An analysis of a national representative Medicare population

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Chen, Shih Yin ^a   Crivera, Concetta ^b   Stokes, Michael ^a   Boulanger, Luke ^a   Schein, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Cardiovascular events; Economic burden; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877626589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CEOR.S43672     Document Type: Article

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