Burden and cost of illness in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
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Burden and cost of illness in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost of illness in an incidence based cohort of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. METHODS Direct costs (healthcare and non-healthcare costs) and indirect costs (productivity loss due to sick leave and work disability) were measured in 215 JIA patients, assessed on an average of 17 years after disease onset. Assessment included a clinical evaluation, a stru...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.008516