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The economic impact of critical congenital heart disease to the health system and families in Colombia

2019-01-23

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<h4>Background: </h4> Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) make up a group of heart diseases present in newborns since the prenatal period and requiring early intervention through surgery or percutaneous interventions in the first year of life. Little is known about the societal economic impact associated with their care in low to middle income countries. We estimated direct medical costs, out-of-pocket expend...

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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17631.1

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