Journal article
Clinical and economic burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Quebec, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), although rare, is a severe and costly disease.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the clinical and economic burden of IPF over multiple years before and after diagnosis using comprehensive administrative databases for the province of Quebec, Canada.
Authors
Tarride J-E; Hopkins RB; Burke N; Guertin JR; O’Reilly D; Fell CD; Dion G; Kolb M
Journal
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, Vol. 10, No. 0, pp. 127–137
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 22, 2018
DOI
10.2147/ceor.s154323
ISSN
1178-6981