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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 Attributable to Osteoporotic Fractures

Osteoporosis International, 2002
Osteoporotic fractures are a major cause of morbidity in the elderly, the most rapidly growing segment of our population. We characterized the incremental direct medical costs following such fractures in a population-based cohort of men and women in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
S. E. Gabriel, S. E. Gabriel, A. N. A. Tosteson, C. L. Leibson, C. S. Crowson, G. R. Pond, C. S. Hammond, L. J. Melton, III   +7 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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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 E, Celik, Sevim, Bavbek, Gulden, Paşaoğlu, Dilşad, Mungan, Oznur, Abadoğlu, Emel, Harmanci, Zeynep, Misirligil   +6 more
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Higher Direct Medical Costs Associated With Physical Inactivity

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2000
The benefits of physical activity in reducing morbidity and mortality are well-established, but the effect of physical inactivity on direct medical costs is less clear.
M, Pratt, C A, Macera, G, Wang
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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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The Direct Medical Costs of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

CHEST, 2001
For individuals with emphysema because of severe alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency, specific therapy called IV augmentation therapy has been available since 1989. Such therapy consists of IV infusion of pooled human plasma alpha(1)-antiprotease.To assess the direct medical costs of having alpha(1)-antitrypsin deficiency, the current study surveyed ...
C D, Mullins, X, Huang, S, Merchant, J K, Stoller   +3 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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Direct Medical Costs for Partial Refractory Epilepsy in Mexico

Archives of Medical Research, 2006
The aim was to determine the direct medical costs in patients with partial refractory epilepsy at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in Mexico.We carried out a multicenter, retrospective-cohort partial-economic evaluation study of partial refractory epilepsy (PRE) diagnosed patients and analyzed patient files from four secondary- and ...
Fernando, García-Contreras, Patricia, Constantino-Casas, Angélica, Castro-Ríos, Armando, Nevárez-Sida, Gloria del Carmen, Estrada Correa, Fernando, Carlos Rivera, Jorge, Guzmán-Caniupan, Laura del Pilar, Torres-Arreola, Iris, Contreras-Hernández, Joaquin, Mould-Quevedo, Juan, Garduño-Espinosa   +10 more
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Direct Medical Cost of Influenza-Related Hospitalizations in Children

Pediatrics, 2006
OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to determine the cost of influenza-related hospitalization in children with community-acquired laboratory-confirmed influenza and to identify predictors of high hospitalization costs. PATIENTS AND METHODS. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients 21 years and younger hospitalized at a children's hospital ...
Ron, Keren, Theoklis E, Zaoutis, Stephanie, Saddlemire, Xian Qun, Luan, Susan E, Coffin   +4 more
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