Effects of trial design on participation and costs in clinical trials, with an examination of cost analysis methods and data sources
By: Meredith L. Kilgore.
Series: Dissertation ;; RGSD-179; Dissertation (Rand Graduate School) ;; RGSD-179.
Publisher: Pardee RAND Graduate School
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Clinical trials -- Design.; Cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Costs.; Clinical Trials -- economics; Neoplasms -- drug therapy; Health Services -- utilization; Pharmaceutical Preparations -- economics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pardee RAND Graduate School, 2004.
Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Abstract; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The effect of clinical trial design on participation rates of elderly cancer patients; title: 3. Comparing data sources for health services research; title: 4. Pricing health service utilization measures using Medicare SEER linked data; title: 5. The effect of clinical trial participation on prescription drug costs and out of pocket expenses; title: 6. Conclusion.