Open AccessClinical characteristics and economic burden of tuberculous-destroyed lung in Korea: a National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort-based study
Author(s) -
Hwa Young Lee,
Deokjae Han,
Kyung Joo Kim,
Tae Hoon Kim,
YeonMok Oh,
Chin Kook Rhee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.14
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , exacerbation , medical prescription , cohort , inpatient care , psychological intervention , pediatrics , health care , family medicine , psychiatry , economics , pharmacology , economic growth
Tuberculous destroyed lung (TDL) contributes to patient mortality via acute exacerbation and combined medical comorbidities. This study characterized the clinical characteristics and economic burden of patients with TDL using large scale database, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) data.