Gender disparities in health resource utilization in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal real-world study with more than 2000 patients.

Dirk SchrieferNils-Henning NessRocco Haase Tjalf Ziemssen

Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders (2020)

Multiple sclerosis poses a significant economic burden on patients, families and society. While the total economic burden did not differ between male and female patients, we found gender differences in specific cost items that are similar to those in the wider non-MS population.

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