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The cost of liver disease in Korea: methodology, data, and evidence [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2015 Background/AimsThis study introduces methods for estimating the cost of liver disease and presents useful and reliable sources of data. The available evidence on the costs associated with liver disease is also discussed.MethodsCosting methodology can be ...
Wankyo Chung
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Asthma: prevalence and cost of illness [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2005 The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and cost of illness of asthma in Germany by retrospectively analysing routine health insurance data.This analysis investigated claims data from all insured persons of six large sickness funds. Insurants with asthma were identifiedviathe International Classification of Diseases (ninth revision ...
S, Stock +5 more
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Tuberculosis: cost of illness in Germany [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2012 4,444 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were reported in Germany in 2009; of those, the proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB cases increased to 2.1% (63 cases).On the basis of the therapy guidelines of the German Central Committee against Tuberculosis and the new World Health Organization guidelines, this study estimates the mean direct outpatient ...
Roland, Diel +3 more
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Dizziness at a Canadian tertiary care hospital: a cost-of-illness study
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019 Background In the Canadian health care system, determining overall costs associated with a particular diagnostic subgroup of patients, in this case dizzy patients, is the first step in the process of determining where costs could be saved without ...
Andre Le +5 more
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Cost-of-Illness Trends Associated with Thyroid Disease in Korea [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014 BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to analyze the scale of and trends associated with the cost-of-illness of thyroid disease in Korea at 2-year intervals during the last 10 years for which data are available.MethodsCost-of-illness was estimated in ...
Kyung-Rae Hyun, Sungwook Kang, Sunmi Lee
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Sahel Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Obstetric fistula (OF) continues to be a major health problem in developing countries such as Nigeria. It is a communication between the vagina and bladder/rectum following prolonged obstructed labor that leads to urine/and fecal leakage per ...
Lamaran Makama Dattijo +3 more
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Economic costs related to foodborne disease in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia in 2017
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionFoodborne diseases (FBD) are a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. Country-specific estimates of the economic costs related to FBD caused by different hazards in different food products can inform ...
Coen P. A. van Wagenberg +1 more
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The cost of a disease targeted for elimination in Brazil: the case of schistosomiasis mansoni
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2019 BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis mansoni is a poverty-related parasitic infection that has a variety of clinical manifestations. We consider the disability and deaths caused by schistosomiasis unacceptable for a tool-ready disease.
Gilmara Lima Nascimento +6 more
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Heart failure: a prevalence-based and model-based cost analysis
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 IntroductionHeart failure (HF) imposes a heavy economic burden on patients, their families, and society as a whole. Therefore, it is crucial to quantify the impact and dimensions of the disease in order to prioritize and allocate resources effectively ...
Zahra Mahmoudi +4 more
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Family Economic Burden Associated to Caring for Children with Cancer
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2018 Objective. This work sought to determine the family economic burden associated with caring for the child with cancer. Methods. Descriptive study with quantitative approach.
Mercedes Rativa Velandia +1 more
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