Economic burden of cardiovascular events and fractures among patients with end-stage renal disease.
OBJECTIVE: To quantify direct medical costs of fractures and cardiovascular diseases among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. METHODS: Medicare claims data from year 2001 of the United States Renal Data System were used to quantify direct medical costs of acute episodic events (acute myocardi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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