Association of RSV-related hospitalization and non-compliance with Palivizumab among commercially insured infants: A retrospective claims analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Stewart, Dan L ^a,b   Ryan, Kellie J ^c   Seare, Jerry G ^d   Pinsky, Brett ^d   Becker, Laura ^d   Frogel, Michael ^e  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

^d OPTUM   (United States)

^e Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Infants; Palivizumab; Patient compliance; Respiratory syncytial viruses

Indexed keywords

PALIVIZUMAB;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOR-PROFIT INSURANCE PLANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880334895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-334     Document Type: Article

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