Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent or Treat Coronary Heart Disease
Annual Review of Public HealthPublished 1 May 1985
Milton C. Weinstein, William B. Stason
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It is estimated that the annual economic burden of CHD in the US, including both direct and indirect costs, is well in excess of $100 billion, which is not surprising that such an important disease should be the target for a rapidly growing share of national resources.
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