Direct Medical Costs of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the Catalonia Region: A Population-Based Analysis
Background : Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare disorder, estimated to affect 1 per 10,000 live births. Patients affected with SMA often require intensive, chronic healthcare, which represents great social and economic costs. / Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the direct medical costs o...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/175368 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/175368 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Atròfia muscular Gestió hospitalària Política sanitària Anàlisi cost-benefici Muscular atrophy Hospital administration Medical policy Cost effectiveness |
| Resumo: | Background : Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare disorder, estimated to affect 1 per 10,000 live births. Patients affected with SMA often require intensive, chronic healthcare, which represents great social and economic costs. / Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the direct medical costs of SMA, from the National Health System perspective in Catalonia, and provide regional data for the development of optimal disease management protocols and resource allocation decisions at the regional level (...) |
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