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The Economic Costs of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Sweden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Gunnel Ragnarson Tennvall ,
Ulf Persson  and
Bo Nilsson
Gunnel Ragnarson Tennvall
Affiliation:
The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE)
Ulf Persson
Affiliation:
The Swedish Institute for Health Economics (IHE)
Bo Nilsson
Affiliation:
Pharmacia
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Abstract

The direct and indirect costs of acute myeloid leukemia were estimated for Sweden in 1989. The calculated total cost was SEK 460 million. Nearly half of the costs, or 1.7 million per patient diagnosed, were indirect costs due to premature mortality. Direct costs of relapses and indirect costs of mortality represent costs due to the absence of completely curable therapy. They also represent potential cost savings that could be ootained after introduction of new treatment options in the future.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , Fall 1994 , pp. 683 - 694
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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