Cost-Effectiveness of Decision Support Strategies in Acute Bronchitis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1505-1510

  Michaelidis, Constantinos I ^a   Kern, Melissa S ^b   Smith, Kenneth J ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute bronchitis; antibiotics; cost effectiveness; decision support

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942500971     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3289-3     Document Type: Article

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