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Aging and direct medical costs of osteoporotic fractures

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 2021
This study estimated the direct medical costs of osteoporotic fractures from a large claims database in Korea.We compared the medical costs of hip, vertebral, and wrist fractures between two age groups (50-64 years vs 65 years and older). We used a generalized linear model to investigate the drivers of osteoporotic fracture medical costs.Hip fractures ...
E. Kim, G. Bae, H. Kwon, Hyowon Yang
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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 ...
Hilal Maradit Kremers, Sherine E Gabriel, Gene G Hunder   +2 more
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Direct Medical Cost of Asthma in Ankara, Turkey

Respiration, 2004
<i>Background:</i> There has been no documented data regarding the cost of asthma in our country. <i>Objective:</i> In this 1-year prospective study, we aimed to determine the annual cost of asthma in Ankara, Turkey. <i>Methods:</i> Direct medical cost analysis was performed in 118 patients.
Gulfem Elif Celik, Dilşad Mungan, Sevim Bavbek   +2 more
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Direct medical cost of stroke in Singapore

International Journal of Stroke, 2015
Background Globally, stroke is recognized as one of the main causes of long-term disability, accounting for approximately 5.7 million deaths each year. It is a debilitating and costly chronic condition that consumes about 2-4% of total healthcare expenditure.
Charmaine Shuyu, Ng, Matthias Paul Han Sim, Toh, Jiaying, Ng, Yu, Ko   +3 more
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The direct medical cost of diabetes in Israel

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2005
Diabetes mellitus is an important chronic disease with a growing prevalence that absorbs an ever increasing investment of resources. This population-based study evaluated the direct medical costs of diabetes mellitus in an HMO setting. We evaluated both the total cost of diabetic patients and their added cost in comparison to other HMO members ...
Gabriel, Chodick, Anthony D, Heymann, Francis, Wood, Ehud, Kokia   +3 more
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Lifetime Direct Medical Costs of Childhood Obesity

Pediatrics, 2014
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: An estimate of the lifetime medical costs of an obese child provides a benchmark of the potential per capita savings that could accrue from successful childhood obesity prevention efforts.
Finkelstein, E.A., Graham, W.C.K., Malhotra, R.   +2 more
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Direct Medical Costs of Dementia With Lewy Bodies by Disease Complexity.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2020
OBJECTIVES There is currently no accurate profile of the economic burden of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), particularly any examination of the direct medical costs of DLB by the number of affected clinical domains.
R. Espinosa, Matthew Davis, Scott J. Johnson, S. Cline, D. Weintraub   +4 more
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Direct cost of medical care in patients with gonarthrosis

Reumatología Clínica (English Edition), 2019
To determine the cost of medical care in patients with gonarthrosis.Cost study in patients over 40 years of age with gonarthrosis, diagnosed according to the radiological classification of Kellgren and Lawrence. The average annual cost (euros) was estimated taking the unit cost plus average use of services such as family medicine, imaging, laboratory ...
Enrique, Villarreal-Ríos, Margarita, Cedillo-García, Emma Rosa, Vargas-Daza, Liliana, Galicia-Rodríguez, Lidia, Martínez-González, Verónica, Escorcia-Reyes   +5 more
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Direct medical costs of breast cancer in Jordan: cost drivers and predictors

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 2020
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst females in Jordan. The study aimed to estimate the total direct medical cost of breast cancer from a healthcare provider's perspective.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was done to include all Jordanian females who were diagnosed with breast cancer at two leading public providers of ...
Rimal Mousa, Eman hammad, Jamal Melhem, Madi Al-Jaghbir   +3 more
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Cancer Driven Direct Medical Costs in Bangladesh: Evidence from Patient Perspective.

Journal of Cancer Policy
BACKGROUND Cancer treatment costs are rising, and the disease is becoming a major challenge to healthcare systems in developing countries like Bangladesh. The direct medical costs of cancer have yet to be comprehensively studied in the country.
Md. Shahjalal, Md Parvez Mosharaf, P. Dahal, Mohammad Enamul Hoque, R. Mahumud   +4 more
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