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Costs of payment in Thai acute coronary syndrome patients.

Worachat Moleerergpoom, Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, Woravut Jintapakorn, Piyamitr Sritara

PubMed · 2007 · 15 citations · 18 references

Abstract

Costs in ACS patients were markedly different among diagnostic groups. The clinical risk factors were hospital type, type of payers, referred system, treatment procedures, drugs used and complications including outcome. Some of these factors could independently predict the costs.

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