The Economic Burden of Liver Cirrhosis in Iran: a Cost of Illness Study

• Main Authors: Ali Akbari Sari (Author), Ali Kazemi Karyani (Author), Seyed Moayed Alavian (Author), Mohamad Arab (Author), Fateme Rostami Gholmohamadi (Author), Satar Rezaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: According to importance of cirrhosis of the liver and the lack of information about the economic burden of the disease, we performed this study to estimate the economic burden of liver Cirrhosis in Iran in 2011. Methods: The cost-of-illness method, based on the human capital theory, has...