Direct and indirect medical costs of functional constipation: A population-based study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-522

  Shalmani, Hamid Mohaghegh ^a   Soori, Hamid ^a   Mansoori, Babak Khoshkrood ^a   Vahedi, Mohsen ^a   Moghimi Dehkordi, Bijan ^a   Pourhoseingholi, Mohammad Amin ^a   Norouzinia, Mohsen ^b   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Direct cost; Economic burden; Functional constipation; Indirect costs; Iran

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WIDOW; WIDOWER; ARTICLE; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONSTIPATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79960116869     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1077-4     Document Type: Review

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