Are labour-intensive efforts to prevent pressure ulcers cost-effective?

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1238-1245

  Mathiesen, Anne Sofie Molbak ^a   Norgaard, Kamilla ^a   Andersen, Marie Frederikke Bruun ^a   Moller, Klaus Meyer ^a   Ehlers, Lars Holger ^a  

^a Faculty of Health and Faculty of Social Science   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Denmark; Patient safety; Pressure ulcers; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECUBITUS; DENMARK; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORTALITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; DENMARK; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; STANDARD OF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884542365     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2013.832256     Document Type: Article

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