Abstract
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Millefiorini
E
Cortese
A
Di
RS
. The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in central Italy . Mult Scler 2010 ; 16 : 1432 –1436 .
2.Multiple Sclerosis International Federation . Atlas of MS Database . 2008 .
http://www.atlasofms.org/Export/XLS/2f93e55a-ab86-4863-94d6-bb5e5ebfe5b5/Atlas%20of%20MS%20Data%20Export.xls
(Accessed January 2011 ).
3.
Kobelt
G
Berg
J
Lindgren
P
. Costs and quality of life of multiple sclerosis in Italy . Eur J Health Econ 2006 ; 7 Supp 2 : S45 –S54 .
4.
Kobelt
G
Kasteng
F
. Access to Innovative Treatin Multiple Sclerosis in Europe . 2009 .
http://www.comparatorreports.se/Access%20to%20MS%20treat20-%20October%202009.pdf
(Accessed April 2011 ).
5.EUROSTAT . Harmonized indices for consumer prices [prc_hicp_aind] . 2011 .
http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=prc_hicp_aind&lang=en
(Accessed April 2011 ).
6.Diagnosis Related Groups . National Tariffs for Italy . 2006 .
http://www.e-drg.it/
(Accessed April 2011 ).
7.
Fattore
G
Torbica
A
. Inpatient reimbursement system in Italy: how do tariffs relate to costs? Health Care Manag Sci 2006 ; 9 : 251 –258 .
8.Golgi-redaelli . Regional nursing home services . 2009 .
9.Ministry of health . Tariffs for ambulatory services in Italy . 1996 .
http://www.normativasanitaria.it/jsp/dettaglio.jsp?aggiornamenti=&attoCompleto=si&id=6403&page=&anno=null
(Accessed March 2010 ).
10.Italian Pharmaceutical Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco) . Drug prices . 2007 .
http://www.agenziafarmaco.gov.it/
(Accessed March 2010 ).
11.OECD - Average annual hours worked. 2011 .
http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS
(Accessed April 2011 ).
12.OECD - Average annual hours worked. 2011 .
http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS
(Accessed April 2011 ).
13.OECD - Net income after taxes (national currency) . 2010 .
http://stats.oecd.org/OECDStat_Metadata/ShowMetadata.ashx?Dataset=AWCOMP&Lang=en&backtodotstat=false
(Accessed March 2010 ).
14.
Davison
A
Hinkley
D
. Bootstrap Methods and their Application . 8th ed. Cambridge Series in Statistical and Probabilistic Mathematics , 2006 .
15.
Ludbrook
J
. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test condemned . Br J Surg 1996 ; 83 : 136 –137 .
16.
Amato
MP
Battaglia
MA
Caputo
D
. The costs of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional, multicenter cost-of-illness study in Italy . J Neurol 2002 ; 249 : 152 –163 .
17.
Russo
P
Capone
A
Paolillo
A
. Cost-analysis of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in Italy after the introduction of new disease-modifying agents . Clin Drug Investig 2004 ; 24 : 409 –420 .