The economic burden of systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension in Australia

The economic burden of systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension in Australia

Abstract Background To quantify the financial cost of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Healthcare use was captured through data linkage, wherein clinical data for SSc patients enrolled in the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study were linked with hospital, eme...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Morrisroe, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Gene-Siew Ngian, Nava Ferdowsi, Dylan Hansen, Shreeya Patel, Catherine L. Hill, Janet Roddy, Jennifer Walker, Susanna Proudman, Mandana Nikpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Scleroderma
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Healthcare utilization and associated direct cost
Economic Burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0989-1

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