Atrial fibrillation: The cost of illness in Sweden

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 479-487

  Ericson, Lisa ^a   Bergfeldt, Lennart ^b   Björholt, Ingela ^a  

^a Nordic Health Economic Research   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cost of illness; Direct costs; Heart failure; Indirect costs; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 80755148721     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0261-3     Document Type: Article

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