Economic burden of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A Canadian study of out-of-pocket expenses

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 426-432

  Gladman, Matthew ^a   Dharamshi, Celina ^a   Zinman, Lorne ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Direct costs; Economics; Indirect costs; Out of pocket costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WALKER; WHEELCHAIR; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84906349893     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.932382     Document Type: Article

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