Direct and indirect costs among employees with diabetic retinopathy in the United States

ABSTRACT Objective: To examine, from the employer perspective, the direct (healthcare) and indirect (workloss) costs of employees with diabetic retinopathy (DR) compared to control non-DR employees with diabetes, and within DR subgroups. Methods: Compared annual costs using claims data from 17 large...

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Published in:	Current medical research and opinion Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 1549 - 1559
Main Authors:	Lee, Lauren J., Yu, Andrew P., Cahill, Kevin E., Oglesby, Alan K., Tang, Jackson, Qiu, Ying, Birnbaum, Howard G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Informa UK Ltd 01.05.2008 Taylor & Francis Informa Healthcare
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Cost of Illness Diabetic macular edema Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis Diabetic Retinopathy - economics Diabetic Retinopathy - therapy Direct Service Costs - statistics & numerical data Employer Health Costs - statistics & numerical data Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Health Benefit Plans, Employee - economics Health care costs Humans Male Middle Aged Photocoagulation Reference Values Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Sick Leave - economics Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data Statistics, Nonparametric United States Vitrectomy Workers' Compensation - economics Workers' Compensation - statistics & numerical data United States
ISSN:	0300-7995, 1473-4877, 1473-4877
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