Renal stone disease in Christchurch, New Zealand : Part 2, a community study on the burden of renal stone disease

Quantifies the annual burden of a 12-month cohort of newly diagnosed renal stones in the defined community of Christchurch, New Zealand. Provides analysis by stone size and position. Notes that the main burdens were related to health service costs, with personal and pharmaceutical costs representing...

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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 122; no. 1297; pp. 57 - 67
Main Authors Davidson, Peter J, Sheerin, Ian, Frampton, C. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 19.06.2009
Subjects
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Calculi
Chi-Square Distribution
Cost of Illness
Disease
Female
Health Care Costs
Humans
Incidence
Kidney Calculi - economics
Kidney Calculi - epidemiology
Kidney stones
Kidneys
Lithotripsy
Male
Middle Aged
New Zealand - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Studies
Ureteral Calculi - economics
New Zealand
United States > US
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ISSN0028-8446
1175-8716
1175-8716

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Summary:Quantifies the annual burden of a 12-month cohort of newly diagnosed renal stones in the defined community of Christchurch, New Zealand. Provides analysis by stone size and position. Notes that the main burdens were related to health service costs, with personal and pharmaceutical costs representing only a small component. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Archived by the National Library of New Zealand
Includes illustrations and references; part 2 of a 2 part series, part 1 'Presentation and epidemiology'
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ISSN:0028-8446
1175-8716
1175-8716