The perils of comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and value of care research: Lessons learned from Washington State

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue , 2007, Pages 12-15

  Ratliff, John K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION; STANDARDS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84964304888     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: 15244040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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