Health care costs in US patients with and without a diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Pages: 23 - 23
Published: Feb 1, 2012
Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a chronic and costly condition affecting 14% of adults in the US, and has a significant impact on patient quality of life. This retrospective cohort study compared direct health care utilization and costs between patients with osteoarthritis and a matched control group without osteoarthritis.MarketScan(®) databases were used to identify adult patients with an osteoarthritis claim (ICD-9-CM, 715.xx) in 2007, and the date of...
Paper Details
Title
Health care costs in US patients with and without a diagnosis of osteoarthritis
Published Date
Feb 1, 2012
Pages
23 - 23
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