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Severity index for rheumatoid arthritis and its association with health care costs and biologic therapy use in Turkey

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  • Onur Baser
  • Erdem Baser
  • Akif Altinbas
  • Abdulkadir Burkan

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RA severity varies throughout Turkey and is a significant determinant of health care costs and biologic therapy use. Therefore, future comparative effectiveness studies should include the severity measure in their analysis. Copyright Baser et al.; licensee Springer. 2013

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  • Onur Baser & Erdem Baser & Akif Altinbas & Abdulkadir Burkan, 2013. "Severity index for rheumatoid arthritis and its association with health care costs and biologic therapy use in Turkey," Health Economics Review, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:hecrev:v:3:y:2013:i:1:p:1-7:10.1186/2191-1991-3-5
    DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-5
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