Expenditure and financial burden for the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in China: a hospital-based, multicenter, cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in China and the paucity of information about relevant expenditure highlight the necessity of better understanding the financial burden and effect of CRC diagnosis and treatment. We performed a survey to quantify the direct med...

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Main Authors: Hui-Yao Huang, Ju-Fang Shi, Lan-Wei Guo, Ya-Na Bai, Xian-Zhen Liao, Guo-Xiang Liu, A-Yan Mao, Jian-Song Ren, Xiao-Jie Sun, Xin-Yu Zhu, Le Wang, Bing-Bing Song, Ling-Bin Du, Lin Zhu, Ji-Yong Gong, Qi Zhou, Yu-Qin Liu, Rong Cao, Ling Mai, Li Lan, Xiao-Hua Sun, Ying Ren, Jin-Yi Zhou, Yuan-Zheng Wang, Xiao Qi, Pei-An Lou, Dian Shi, Ni Li, Kai Zhang, Jie He, Min Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-017-0209-4