Trends in health care expenditure among US adults with heart failure: The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2002-2011

American Heart Journal

Volumn 186, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-72

  Echouffo Tcheugui, Justin B ^a   Bishu, Kinfe G ^b   Fonarow, Gregg C ^c   Egede, Leonard E ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85011347809     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.01.003     Document Type: Article

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