Cost-utility analysis of cataract surgery in Japan: A probabilistic Markov modeling study

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 391-401

  Hiratsuka, Yoshimune ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Markov model; QALYs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORNEA EDEMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIO; JAPAN; LENS LUXATION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RETINA DETACHMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY;

AGED; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84880268227     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-013-0238-8     Document Type: Article

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