Cost of illness of ischemic heart disease in Japan: a time trend and future projections

• Main Authors: Toshiharu Gochi (Author), Kunichika Matsumoto (Author), Rebeka Amin (Author), Takefumi Kitazawa (Author), Kanako Seto (Author), Tomonori Hasegawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ischemic heart disease (IHD/ICD10: I20-I25) is the second leading cause of deaths in Japan and accounts for 40% of deaths due to heart diseases. This study aimed to calculate the economic burden of IHD using the cost of illness (COI) method and to identify key factors that drive...