Assessing cost-effectiveness analyses in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

被引:13
作者
Ruchlin, HS
Elkin, EB
Paget, SA
机构
[1] Cornell Univ Med Coll, Dept Publ Hlth, New York, NY 10021 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Grad Sch Med Sci, Program Clin Epidemiol & Hlth Serv Res, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[3] Hosp Special Surg, New York, NY 10021 USA
关键词
cost-effectiveness; economic efficacy;
D O I
10.1002/art.1790100609
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Economic considerations are now a source of great concern to clinicians and policy analysts. Many cost-effectiveness analyses have been published in the area of arthritis, most with substantial methodologic deficiencies. The goal of this article is to outline a method for evaluating cost-effectiveness assessments within the field of rheumatology. We do so by critically evaluating 6 cost-effectiveness analyses-2 in rheumatoid arthritis and 4 in osteoarthritis-as a basis for appraising the literature and developing future studies.
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页码:413 / 421
页数:9
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