The Direct Cost of Chlamydial Infections: Estimates for the Employer-Sponsored Privately Insured Population in the United States, 2003–2007

Autor:	Thomas L. Gift, Sonal R. Doshi, Betty S. Apt, Kwame Owusu-Edusei
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Male Microbiology (medical) Sexually transmitted disease Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Office Visits Total cost Population Dermatology Drug Costs Health care CHLAMYDIAL INFECTIONS medicine Humans education Productivity Employer Health Costs health care economics and organizations education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health Care Costs Chlamydia Infections Direct cost United States Health Benefit Plans Employee Infectious Diseases Female business Demography
Zdroj:	Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37:519-521
ISSN:	0148-5717
DOI:	10.1097/olq.0b013e3181d73e4c
Popis:	Claims data between 2003 and 2007 were used to estimate the direct medical cost per case of chlamydial infections. Estimated total cost per episode for those who were treated was $142 (male, $157; female, $141). This estimate does not include intangible cost, lost productivity, and the cost of potential sequelae.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::097c9c9ced8a55c65d5dd1970459ead5 https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0b013e3181d73e4c Zobrazit plný text záznamu