Direct medical costs of polyarthritis in a pediatric hospital in Mexico

• Main Authors: María F. Carrillo-Vega (Author), Juan M. Mireles-Dorantes (Author), Samara Mendienta-Zerón (Author), Guillermo Salinas-Escudero (Author), Filiberto Toledano-Toledano (Author), Victor Granados-García (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. The polyarticular course (polyarthritis) represents 63-66% of patients with JIA. The aim was to determine the direct medical costs (DMC) of JIA of the polyarthritis type in pediatric patients of a terti...