Preliminary study into the economic burden of Down syndrome in China

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Chen, Yingyao ^a   Qian, Xu ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Chu, Annie ^a   Schweitzer, Stuart O ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Down syndrome; Economic burden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINA; CITY; DOWN SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38549176362     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20409     Document Type: Article

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