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Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating disease that imposes a heavy socioeconomic burden on societies. This study aimed to determine the economic burden of MS on patients using the first (CinnoVex and ReciGen) and second (Fingolimod
Mehdi Rezaee, Khosro Keshavarz, Sadegh Izadi, Abdosaleh Jafari, Ramin Ravangard   +4 more
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ЕSTIMATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC BURDEN OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE FOR A 5-YEAR PERIOD: A REGIONAL ASPECT

Фармация и фармакология (Пятигорск), 2021
The aim of the study was to estimate the economic damage by COPD, including direct medical and non-medical costs and indirect costs associated with premature deaths of working-age individuals.Materials and methods.
E. A. Orlova, A. R. Umerova, I. P. Dorfman, M. A. Orlov, M. A. Abdullaev   +4 more
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Economic burden of major depressive disorder: a case study in Southern Iran

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Depression disorders are a leading cause of disability in the world which imposes a significant economic burden on patients and societies The present study aimed to determine the economic burden of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) on the ...
Khosro Keshavarz, Arvin Hedayati, Mojtaba Rezaei, Zahra Goudarzi, Ebrahim Moghimi, Mehdi Rezaee, Farhad Lotfi   +6 more
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Resource Use and Costs Associated to the Initial Phase of Treatment for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Receiving Post-Surgery Chemotherapy: A Cost Analysis from a Healthcare Perspective

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: To estimate the resource use and costs associated to the initial phase of treatment for colorectal cancer in Iran. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using routinely collected data within Electronic Health Records System (SEPAS),
Mina Nejati, Moaven Razavi, Iraj Harirchi, Marzieh Zanganeh, Gholamreza Salari, Seyed Mosa Tabatabaee   +5 more
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Changes in medical costs for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over the past 15 years [PDF]

, 2023
Use of instrumentation has become widespread in spinal surgery due to intraoperative spinal cord monitoring, navigation, and improvement and development of implant materials.
Ando, Toshihiro, Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi, Sato, Koji, Imagama, Shiro   +3 more
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Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda: magnitude and cost drivers

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Uganda incur large costs related to the illness, and while seeking and receiving health care. Such costs create access and adherence barriers which affect health outcomes and increase transmission of disease.
Winters Muttamba, Racheal Tumwebaze, Levicatus Mugenyi, Charles Batte, Rogers Sekibira, Abel Nkolo, Achilles Katamba, Simon Kasasa, Robert Kaos Majwala, Stavia Turyahabwe, Frank Mugabe, Kaggwa Mugagga, Peter Lochoro, Seyoum Dejene, Estella Birabwa, Claudio Marra, Ines Garcia Baena, Bruce Kirenga   +17 more
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Medical Service Utilization and Direct Medical Cost of Stroke in Urban China [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background: Understanding the treatment costs of stroke can guide health policies and interventions. However, few studies have analyzed the treatment costs of stroke in China. The aim of this study is to assess stroke-related medical service utilization, direct costs of stroke and associated stroke predictors, and, second, to understand ...
Dawei Zhu, Xuefeng Shi, Stephen Nicholas, Siyuan Chen, Ruoxi Ding, Lieyu Huang, Yong Ma, Ping He   +7 more
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The trend of direct medical costs and associated factors in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Guangzhou, China: an eight-year retrospective cohort study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2021
Background Although the expenses of liver cirrhosis are covered by a critical illness fund under the current health insurance program in China, the medical costs associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) related diseases is not well addressed.
Shuo Yang, Ge Chen, Yueping Li, Guanhai Li, Yingfang Liang, Feng Zhou, Shudong Zhou, Yi Yang, Weidong Jia, Yanhui Gao, Yue Chen   +10 more
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The Direct Medical Cost of Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]

Diabetes Care, 2003
OBJECTIVE—To describe the direct medical costs associated with type 2 diabetes, as well as its treatments, complications, and comorbidities. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We studied a random sample of 1,364 subjects with type 2 diabetes who were members of a Michigan health maintenance organization. Demographic characteristics, duration of
Michael, Brandle, Honghong, Zhou, Barbara R K, Smith, Deanna, Marriott, Ray, Burke, Bahman P, Tabaei, Morton B, Brown, William H, Herman   +7 more
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Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2017
There is no reliable estimate of costs incurred by motorcycle crashes. Our objective was to calculate the direct costs of all publicly funded medical care provided to individuals after motorcycle crashes compared with automobile crashes.We conducted a population-based, matched cohort study of adults in Ontario who presented to hospital because of a ...
Daniel, Pincus, David, Wasserstein, Avery B, Nathens, Yu Qing, Bai, Donald A, Redelmeier, Walter P, Wodchis   +5 more
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