The economic impact of multiple sclerosis in Australia in 2010

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1640-1646

  Palmer, Andrew J ^a   Colman, Sam ^b   O'Leary, Beth ^b   Taylor, Bruce V ^a   Simmons, Rex D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b PO Box 64   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cost of illness; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; REIMBURSEMENT; COST; DISABILITY; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING HOMES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84885755010     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513488230     Document Type: Article

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