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The cost-effectiveness of TNF-inhibitors for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Swedish clinical practice

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  • Ingrid Lekander
  • Fredrik Borgström
  • Jörgen Lysholm
  • Ronald Vollenhoven
  • Staffan Lindblad
  • Pierre Geborek
  • Gisela Kobelt

Abstract

These results demonstrate that the cost per QALY for TNF-inhibitors was higher than in previous assessments based on registry data and that the results were sensitive to the HAQ progression of the comparator. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

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  • Ingrid Lekander & Fredrik Borgström & Jörgen Lysholm & Ronald Vollenhoven & Staffan Lindblad & Pierre Geborek & Gisela Kobelt, 2013. "The cost-effectiveness of TNF-inhibitors for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Swedish clinical practice," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 14(6), pages 863-873, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:14:y:2013:i:6:p:863-873
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-012-0431-6
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    1. Krol, Marieke & Brouwer, Werner, 2015. "Unpaid work in health economic evaluations," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 127-137.
    2. Jaana T Joensuu & Saara Huoponen & Kalle J Aaltonen & Yrjö T Konttinen & Dan Nordström & Marja Blom, 2015. "The Cost-Effectiveness of Biologics for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-27, March.

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    Keywords

    Retrospective; Registry data; Disease progression; Etanercept; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Clinical practice; Sweden; Anti-TNF; I10; c60;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General

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