The Economic and Quality-of-Life Burden of Crohn’s Disease in Europe and the United States, 2000 to 2013: A Systematic Review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 299-312

  Floyd, David N ^a   Langham, Sue ^a   Séverac, Hélène Chevrou ^b   Levesque, Barrett G ^c,d  

^a PHMR LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost burden; Crohn s disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Quality of life; Quality of life burden

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ITALY; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMICS; INFANT; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925021194     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3368-z     Document Type: Review

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