Societal cost of rheumatoid arthritis patients in the US

作者: Howard Birnbaum , Crystal Pike , Rebecca Kaufman , Maryna Maynchenko , Yohanne Kidolezi

DOI: 10.1185/03007990903422307

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摘要: … Annual excess health care costs of RA patients were $8.4 billion, and costs of other RA consequences were $10.9 billion. These costs translate to a total annual cost of $19.3 billion. …

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