BACKGROUND: Obesity imposes a substantial economic burden on the United States. The short-term value of nonsurgical weight loss (WL) and sustained WL (i.e., not resulting from bariatric surgery) is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: To assess (1 year) effect approximately 2 years) per-patient-per-month (PPPM) total all-cause health care costs among adults with obesity in METHODS: In this retrospect...

introduction: the family of each hearing-impaired child has its own cultural, social, educational, and financial background, and its own special needs. the objectives of our study were to explore the information and support needs of parents of children with severe-to-profound hearing impairment and to investigate the effects of the parents’ level of education and economic status on the score at...

conclusions chronic hepatitis c-related liver diseases impose a substantial economic burden on patients, families and the society. the current study provides useful information on cost of treatment and work loss for different disease states, which can be further used in cost-effectiveness evaluations. results the total annual cost per patient for chronic hepatitis c, cirrhosis and hepatocellula...