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How much of the productivity losses among psoriasis patients are due to psoriasis

Authors: Mustonen A, Mattila K, Leino M, Koulu L, Tuominen R

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Publication year: 2015

Journal: BMC Health Services Research

Journal name in source: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Journal acronym: BMC HEALTH SERV RES

Article number: ARTN 87

Volume: 15

Number of pages: 6

ISSN: 1472-6963

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0752-0

Abstract

Conclusions: Productivity losses should be assessed disease specifically to avoid overestimations of the role of the disease on indirect costs. Our study shows that about a third of the lost productivity costs are due to psoriasis.