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http://hdl.handle.net/11434/202| Title: | Cost for the treatment of actinic keratosis on the rise in Australia. |
| Epworth Authors: | Perera, Eshini McGuigan, Sean Sinclair, Rodney |
| Keywords: | Actinic Keratosis AK Treatment Australia Cryotherapy Burden and Cost Medicare Australia Keratosis, Actinic Department of Dermatology, Epworth Healthcare, Victoria, Australia Head & Neck Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2014 |
| Citation: | Version 2. F1000Res. 2014 Aug 5 [revised 2014 Aug 20];3:184. eCollection 2014. |
| Abstract: | To report the burden and cost of actinic keratosis (AK) treatment in Australia and to forecast the number of AK treatments and the associated costs to 2020. DESIGN AND SETTING: A retrospective study of data obtained from medicare Australia for AK treated by cryotherapy between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2012, by year and by state or territory. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/202 |
| DOI: | 10.12688/f1000research.4671.2 |
| PubMed URL: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309734.2 |
| ISSN: | 2051-7505 |
| Journal Title: | F1000Research |
| Type: | Journal Article |
| Affiliated Organisations: | Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia. |
| Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Retrospective Study |
| Appears in Collections: | Dermatology Head & Neck Health Administration |
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