Abstract:Objectives: Chronic idiopathic (or spontaneous) urticaria (CIU) is estimated to occur in 0.3% of the general population in Turkey. Although the burden of the disease is substantial for the payer, there has been no cost-analysis performed in our country. The purposes of this study are to determine the resources and costs related to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with CIU, and to estimate the annual economic burden to the Social Security Institution (SGK). MethOds: Delphi technique was applied to determ… Show more
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