Cost of an emerging epidemic: an economic analysis of atrial fibrillation in the UK

Stewart, Simon; Murphy, Niamh; Walker, Andrew; McGuire, Alistair; J.V. McMurray, John

doi:10.1136/hrt.2002.008748

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Cost of an emerging epidemic: an economic analysis of atrial fibrillation in the UK

Published in Heart • Feb 13, 2004

Authors:

Simon Stewart

Niamh Murphy

Andrew Walker

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost of atrial fibrillation (AF) to health and social services in the UK in 1995 and, based on epidemiological trends, to project this estimate to 2000. DESIGN, SETTING, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Contemporary estimates of health care activity related to AF were applied to...

Subject

Medicine

Euros

Population

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