The costs of Crohn's disease in the United States and other Western countries: A systematic review

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-328

  Yu, Andrew Peng ^a   Cabanilla, Louis A ^a   Wu, Eric Qiong ^a   Mulani, Parvez M ^b   Chao, Jingdong ^b  

^a ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Crohn's disease; Direct medical costs; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; ENTERITIS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CROHN DISEASE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749169727     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079908X260790     Document Type: Review

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