Cost of care of patients with cystic fibrosis in The Netherlands in 1990-1.
BACKGROUND: Research on the cost of care of patients with cystic fibrosis is scarce. The aim of this study was to estimate the costs using age-specific medical consumption from real patient data. METHODS: The age-specific medical consumption of patients with cystic fibrosis in The Netherlands in 1991 was estimated from a survey of medical records and a patient questionnaire. A distinction was made between costs of hospital care, hospital and non-hospital medication, and home care. Costs per year were obtained by multiplying the yearly amount of care and the costs per unit. RESULTS: On average... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1996 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Research Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27587079 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/51/3/298 |