Cardiovascular diseases and health care expenditure (HCE) of inpatient and outpatient: A study from India Human Development Survey

ConclusionCVDs increased in 7 years period. At the same time HCE has also increased nearly by 80% (percent change); relatively more among outpatient treatment. There is need to develop multipronged strategies to reduce pace of increasing CVD and also the cost of treatment to avoid people falling into the trap of poverty due to HCE.
Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research