Total costs and predictors of costs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Total costs and predictors of costs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
OBJECTIVE To determine the annual direct, indirect and total costs and predictors of costs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS One hundred and five patients with SLE completed questionnaires on health-care utilization and employment history. Predictors of costs were determined by multiple regression analyses using direct, indirect and total costs as outcome variables....
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1460-2172
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.1.37