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A method to assess the potential effects of air pollution mitigation on healthcare costs
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نویسنده
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sætterstrom b. ,kruse m. ,brønnum-hansen h. ,bønløkke j.h. ,meulengracht flachs e. ,sørensen j.
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منبع
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journal of environmental and public health - 2012 - دوره : 2012 - شماره : 0
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چکیده
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Objective. the aim of this study was to develop a method to assess the potential effects of air pollution mitigation on healthcare costs and to apply this method to assess the potential savings related to a reduction in fine particle matter in denmark. methods. the effects of air pollution on health were used to identify exposed individuals (i.e.,cases). coronary heart disease,stroke,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,and lung cancer were considered to be associated with air pollution. we used propensity score matching,two-part estimation,and lin's method to estimate healthcare costs. subsequently,we multiplied the number of saved cases due to mitigation with the healthcare costs to arrive to an expression for healthcare cost savings. results. the potential cost saving in the healthcare system arising from a modelled reduction in air pollution was estimated at 0.12.6 million per 100,000 inhabitants for the four diseases. conclusion. we have illustrated an application of a method to assess the potential changes in healthcare costs due to a reduction in air pollution. the method relies on a large volume of administrative data and combines a number of established methods for epidemiological analysis. © 2012 bjorn sætterstrom et al.
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آدرس
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centre for applied health services research and technology assessment,university of southern denmark,j.b. winslows vej 9b,1, Denmark, centre for applied health services research and technology assessment,university of southern denmark,j.b. winslows vej 9b,1,5000 odense c,denmark,danish institute for health services research,dampfærgevej 27-29, Denmark, department of public health,university of copenhagen,oster farimagsgade 5, Denmark, institute of public health,aarhus university,bartholins allé 2, Denmark, national institute of public health,university of southern denmark,oster farimagsgade 5a,2, Denmark, centre for applied health services research and technology assessment,university of southern denmark,j.b. winslows vej 9b,1, Denmark
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