Outcomes assessment in osteoporosis: strategies for improvement

E Chrischilles

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Outcomes assessment in osteoporosis: strategies for improvement

E Chrischilles

Medical interface, Vol.9(7), pp.127-133

07/1996

PMID: 10161369

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Abstract

The judicious use of resources in the managed care setting requires that outcomes assessment be used in selecting the most cost-effective alternative strategies for preventing and treating diseases. Osteoporosis has major medical and economic costs and consequences for society, yet the most effective strategies to pursue in reducing these costs and consequences are uncertain. Selecting appropriate screening, preventive, and therapeutic strategies will require careful evaluation of data from clinical trials and from outcomes research in determining the most appropriate course of action. These issues represent a major challenge for the decision maker in the managed care setting.

Administration, Intranasal

Alendronate

Calcitonin - administration & dosage

Calcitonin - therapeutic use

Cost of Illness

Diphosphonates - therapeutic use

Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Estrogens - therapeutic use

Exercise

Female

Humans

Managed Care Programs - standards

Osteoporosis - physiopathology

Osteoporosis - prevention & control

Osteoporosis - therapy

Outcome Assessment (Health Care)

Progesterone - therapeutic use

Quality of Life

Sodium Fluoride - therapeutic use

Details

Title: Subtitle: Outcomes assessment in osteoporosis: strategies for improvement
Creators: E Chrischilles - Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Medical interface, Vol.9(7), pp.127-133
PMID: 10161369
ISSN: 0896-4831
Language: English
Date published: 07/1996
Academic Unit: Pharmacy; Epidemiology
Record Identifier: 9984214827402771

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