Progress towards an OMERACT-ILAR guideline for economic evaluations in rheumatology: working group report

S E Gabriel, P Tugwell, M Drummond

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Abstract

A working report from the OMERACT Health Economics Group. The group is working towards creating common standards for economic evaluation in rheumatology and also towards improving the scientific underpinning of economic evaluation, particularly pertaining to the rheumatic diseases. Preliminary recommendations for "reference cases" in osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis are proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-373
Number of pages4
JournalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Volume61
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2002

Keywords

  • COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
  • OSTEOPOROSIS
  • ARTHRITIS
  • UTILITY
  • OSTEOARTHRITIS
  • CONTROVERSIES
  • DRUGS
  • LIFE

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