Anaphylaxis: A payor's perspective on epinephrine autoinjectors

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2014, Pages

  Dunn, Jeffrey D ^a   Sclar, David A ^b  

^a SelectHealth Inc   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Cost analysis; Epinephrine; Insurance coverage; Managed care; Medical education; Patient education; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AMBULANCE; ANAPHYLAXIS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CODING; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPIRATION DATE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891543336     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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