Fibromyalgia-related costs and loss of productivity: A substantial societal burden

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lacasse, Anaïs ^a   Bourgault, Patricia ^b,c   Choinière, Manon ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Cost of illness; Direct costs; Fibromyalgia; Productivity loss; Societal costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION AND OCCUPATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PRODUCTIVITY LOSS; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETAL BURDEN; SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; ECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUEBEC;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC;

EID: 84966297354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1027-6     Document Type: Article

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