A cost-of-illness analysis of hepatitis C in Greece
K Athanasakis, D Arzoumanidou, I Petrakis… - Value in …, 2013 - valueinhealthjournal.com
Objectives Hepatitis C virus infection is accompanied by significant disease and economic
burden internationally. In absence of data, the objective of this study was to estimate the
annual cost of hepatitis C treatment and follow-up, in Greece, according to disease severity.
Methods Resource utilization for “typical patient” scenarios, according to disease stage, was
elicited via an expert panel (gastroenterologists and hepatologists from major hospital units
of the Greek NHS). Patients were stratified based on disease stages;(a) fibrosis stage F0 to …
burden internationally. In absence of data, the objective of this study was to estimate the
annual cost of hepatitis C treatment and follow-up, in Greece, according to disease severity.
Methods Resource utilization for “typical patient” scenarios, according to disease stage, was
elicited via an expert panel (gastroenterologists and hepatologists from major hospital units
of the Greek NHS). Patients were stratified based on disease stages;(a) fibrosis stage F0 to …