Estimation of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment costs based on a patient-level analysis in Catalonia (Spain)

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Corral, Julieta ^a,b,c   Espinàs, Josep Alfons ^b,c   Cots, Francesc ^d   Pareja, Laura ^b,c   Solà, Judit ^b,c   Font, Rebeca ^b,c   Borràs, Josep Maria ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^d Parc de Salut Mar   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Costs; Hospital costs; Lung cancer; Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 84928037914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0725-3     Document Type: Article

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