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With increasing chronic disease and disability burden as a result of the aging of populations worldwide, cost estimates of disease and disability are important in determining: 1. the most cost-effective methods in delivering healthcare in order to maximise resources; and 2. health policies and...
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National Health Service (NHS) and society for the treatment of diabetes in Italy. Methods: A probabilistic prevalence Cost of … patients under drug therapies in Italy. The total economic burden of diabetic patients in Italy amounted to € 20.3 billion … conducted in Italy aimed at estimating direct and indirect cost of diabetes with a probabilistic prevalence approach. As it …
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We attempt to apply a New Keynesian open economy model to simulate the economic consequences of influenza epidemic in Poland and measure the output loss (indirect cost) related to this disease. We introduce a negative health shock on the supply side of the economy and demonstrate that such a...
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Objective: This study examined the impact of zanamivir treatment on patient morbidity in patients with influenza. Design and setting: This was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study conducted in 14 countries in Europe and North America during the winter of 1995/1996....
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An international review of the costs of stroke was conducted to explore data sources, and cost variables as well as to compare estimates of the annual aggregated cost (prevalence-based) and total per patient long-term cost (incidence-based) of care. Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and...
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Objective: Cost-of-illness studies have been completed on scores of diseases over the past 30 years. The goal of this study was to review published cost-of-illness studies on US populations in order to evaluate the potential usefulness of the results in decision making. Methods: Medline and...
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Migraine is a common disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of disability. Despite the high prevalence of migraine, data have been lacking on its impact in a working population. The advent of new therapies has stimulated interest in this area, and evidence is now available that documents...
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Objective: To develop a cost model that estimates the total and per case lifetime cost of bipolar disorder for 1998 incident cases in the US. Study design: Lifetime cost simulation model. Perspective: Societal. Methods: Age- and gender-specific incidence of bipolar disorder in 1998 was estimated...
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Objective: To quantify sick leave and medical retirement for the year 1989 in adults with a history of nonsecreting pituitary adenoma. Design and Setting: A cross-sectional analysis of official Swedish data from 1989 was performed. Sick leave and disability pension data for these patients were...
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