Economic Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Shiraz, Iran.
Leila RahmatiAlireza MooghaliSeyed Mohammad Hosein KamaniFatemeh ZareHassan AskariAli Reza SafarpourPublished in: Archives of Iranian medicine (2023)
IBD imposes a substantial economic burden on patients, families and the society. Establishing a correct diagnosis early, management of IBD worsening, and appropriate treatment can reduce the costs of treatment and lost production to some extent. Therefore, policymakers should take this into consideration and according to available health resources, provide services and facilities for the prevention and treatment of the disease.