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Direct medical costs of polymyalgia rheumatica [PDF]

Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2005
To describe the patterns of care and direct medical costs of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) to test the hypothesis that the direct medical costs incurred by patients with PMR are higher than costs incurred by age- and sex-matched population-based controls from the same community.The study population comprised 193 Olmsted County, Minnesota residents who ...
Cynthia Crowson, Hilal Maradit Kremers, Sherine E Gabriel   +2 more
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Direct medical costs of ischemic heart disease in urban Southern China: a 5-year retrospective analysis of an all-payer health claims database in Guangzhou City [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionThis study aimed to estimate the direct medical costs and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses associated with inpatient and outpatient care for IHD, based on types of health insurance.
Peixuan Xie, Xuezhu Li, Feifan Guo, Donglan Zhang, Hui Zhang   +4 more
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Economic burden of opioid misuse focused on direct medical costs [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Since their development, synthetic opioids have been used to control pain. With increased opioid use, problematic opioid prescription has also increased, resulting in a growing economic burden.
Miryoung Kim, Siin Kim, Hae Sun Suh, Hae Sun Suh   +3 more
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Direct medical costs of adverse events in Dutch hospitals [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2009
Background Up to now, costs attributable to adverse events (AEs) and preventable AEs in the Netherlands were unknown. We assessed the total direct medical costs associated with AEs and preventable AEs in Dutch hospitals to gain insight in opportunities ...
Asscheman Henk, Spreeuwenberg Peter, Waaijman Roelof, Zegers Marieke, Wagner Cordula, de Bruijne Martine C, Hoonhout Lilian HF, van der Wal Gerrit, van Tulder Maurits W   +8 more
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Direct and indirect medical costs of bladder cancer in Iran

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2023
Background Bladder cancer is one of the most prevalent and costly cancers in the world. Estimating the economic burden of bladder cancer is essential for allocating resources to different sectors of health systems and determining the appropriate payment ...
Mehdi Raadabadi, Rajabali Daroudi, Kazem Zendehdel, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Mohammad Reza Ebadzadeh, Hamideh Rashidian   +5 more
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Travel Burden and the Direct Medical Costs of Urologic Surgery [PDF]

Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2016
# Background Increased surgical volume is associated with better patient outcomes and shorter lengths of hospitalization. As a consequence, traveling to receive care from a high volume provider may be associated with better outcomes.
Daniel J. Olson, John L. Gore, Kenn B. Daratha, Kenneth P. Roberts   +3 more
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Direct medical costs for patients with type 2 diabetes in 16 tertiary hospitals in urban China: A multicenter prospective cohort study

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2019
Aims/Introduction To investigate the direct medical costs for patients with type 2 diabetes in China and to examine the influencing factors. Materials and Methods In the present multicenter study, 1,070 patients with type 2 diabetes from 16 tertiary ...
Xiang Li, Zhangrong Xu, Linong Ji, Lixin Guo, Jing Liu, Kun Feng, Yushan Xu, Dalong Zhu, Weiping Jia, XinWu Ran, Limin Chen, Shi Zhao, Bingying Shi, Jun Zhu, Zhongyan Shan, Zhiguang Zhou, Longyi Zeng, Jianping Weng, the cooperative group on Direct Medical Cost Investigation of Diabetes in Chinese Urban Tertiary Hospitals, Chinese Diabetes Society   +18 more
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Direct medical costs of polyarthritis in a pediatric hospital in Mexico

Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México
Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. The polyarticular course (polyarthritis) represents 63-66% of patients with JIA.
María F. Carrillo-Vega, Juan M. Mireles-Dorantes, Samara Mendienta-Zerón, Guillermo Salinas-Escudero, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano, Victor Granados-García   +5 more
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The economic cost of cancer treatment in Iran

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023
BACKGROUND: With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deaths worldwide in 2020, cancer is currently the third leading cause of mortality in the world.
Alireza Jabbari, Marziye Hadian, Elaheh Mazaheri, Zahra Khakdel Jelodar   +3 more
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Direct Medical Costs of Parkinson’s Disease in Southern China: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Health Insurance Claims Data in Guangzhou City [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Donglan Zhang, Hui Zhang
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