Economic and Social Impact of Increasing Uptake of Cardiac Rehabilitation Services - A Cost Benefit Analysis

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 175-183

  De Gruyter, Elaine ^a   Ford, Greg ^b   Stavreski, Bill ^b  

^a Regulation and Policy   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiac rehabilitation; Cost benefit analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REHABILITATION CENTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; COST; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTORIA;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84954197447     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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