Background: Limited information exists on the best way to organise stroke rehabilitation after hospital discharge and the relative costs of such services. Objective: To review the evidence of the cost effectiveness of services that accelerate hospital discharge and provide home-based...

Objective: To estimate the cost effectiveness of different classes of antidepressants in the UK National Health Service. Design, patients and interventions: The use of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine was compared...

Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of nasal calcitonin (Miacalcin(R)) compared with no therapy, alendronate or etidronate in the treatment of postmenopausal women with previous osteoporotic fracture. Design and setting: Meta-analysis followed by economic analysis. Perspective: A...

Background: Researchers performing cost-effectiveness analyses often incorporate quality-of-life (QOL) estimates. Objective: To aid analysts, we performed a meta-analysis to estimate quality of life for minor, moderate, and major stroke and assessed the relative importance of study design...