Direct and indirect costs of tuberculosis among immigrant patients in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Kincler Naomi (Author), Menzies Dick (Author), de Vries Jonie TN (Author), Olthof Sandra PJ (Author), Kik Sandra V (Author), van Loenhout-Rooyakkers Joke (Author), Burdo Conny (Author), Verver Suzanne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In low tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries TB affects mostly immigrants in the productive age group. Little empirical information is available about direct and indirect TB-related costs that patients face in these high-income count...