Journal article
Life-expectancy gains from pharmaceutical drugs: a critical appraisal of the literature
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Several studies suggest that, on the basis of life-expectancy regressions, pharmaceutical drugs are responsible for much of the marked gains in life expectancy observed over the last 50 years. In this article, we critically appraise these studies.
METHODS: We point out several modeling issues: identification of the contribution of new drugs from advances in disease management, changes in the distribution of healthcare and other …
Authors
Grootendorst P; Piérard E; Shim M
Journal
Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 353–364
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
August 2009
DOI
10.1586/erp.09.35
ISSN
1473-7167