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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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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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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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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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Economic Burden for Lung Cancer Survivors in Urban China. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundWith the rapid increase in the incidence and mortality of lung cancer, a growing number of lung cancer patients and their families are faced with a tremendous economic burden because of the high cost of treatment in China.
Du, Jian, Fu, Wenqi, Hu, Teh-Wei, Huang, Weidong, Liu, Guoxiang, Liu, Shuai, Liu, Yang, Mao, Zhengzhong, Zhang, Xin, Zhao, Xianming, Zhao, Xiaowen   +10 more
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Longitudinal direct medical costs associated with constipation in women [PDF]

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2010
Although direct medical costs for constipation related medical visits are thought to be high, to date there have been no studies examining longitudinal resource utilization in adults with constipation.
Locke III, G. R., Talley, N. J., Branda, M. E., Katusic, S. K., Shah, N. D., Choung, R. S., Chitkara, D.   +6 more
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Direct Medical Costs of Kidney Stone: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Nephrolithiasis imposes a weighty economic burden on individuals and their families, the healthcare system, and society. In Vietnam, expenses related to nephrolithiasis are poorly investigated.
Trung Quang Vo, Tram Thuy Ngoc Nguyen, Thao Quy Thi Le, Luyen Dinh Pham, Quang Vinh Tran   +4 more
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Health Technologies Assessment for Orphan Diseases. Example of Social and Economic Burden of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2021
Background. Studies of the economic impact of disease on society or the social and economic burden, known as developmental disease cost analysis, are equivalent to public health epidemiological studies.
Aleksei S. Kolbin, Dmitriy V. Vlodavets, Aleksei A. Kurylev, Olga Yu. Germanenko, Natalia Yu. Kolbina   +4 more
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Costs of Parkinson's Disease and Antiparkinsonian Pharmacotherapy: An Italian Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2010
Objective: Antiparkinsonian pharmacotherapy is costly and the determinants of drug costs in Parkinson's disease (PD) have been poorly investigated. The objective of this study was to investigate the costs of PD and antiparkinsonian drugs in an Italian ...
Balzer-Geldsetzer, Monika, Barone, Paolo, Bötzel, Kai, Campenhausen, Sonja von, Dodel, Richard, Eggert, Karla, Longo, Katia, Oertel, Wolfgang H., Reese, Jens P., Spiga, Giuseppe, Winter, Yaroslav   +10 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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