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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF KIDNEY STONES IN WHITE MALE ADULTS
Citation:
Shuster, J. AND R. Scheaffer. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF KIDNEY STONES IN WHITE MALE ADULTS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-84/211.
Description:
A large survey of patients hospitalized for kidney stones in the Carolinas and the Rocky Mountains states yielded information that can be translated into conservative estimates of cost of this disease. Hospital costs were estimated by considering number of surgeries, the approximate cost of various types of surgery, number of days hospitalized, and room rates. Work force costs were estimated from information on work days lost and income categories. Estimated recurrence rates for this disease are used to approximate the total cost, due to stones, for the next year for a current stone case.