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Cost of illness and economic burden of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
1 Jan 2013
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BACKGROUND: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a slowly progressing but fatal disease that imposes a high economic burden on sickness funds and society. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the direct and indirect costs of CLL in Germany from the perspective of the sickness funds and society and analyze the burden of the disease. METHODS: Using a database of 7.6 million enrolled individuals,...
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