Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Leslie DL, Martin A. Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 350-355. PMID: 17404131, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.4.350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care expendituresCare expendituresMental disordersAdolescents 17 yearsAutism spectrum disorderMedical care settingsAverage health care expendituresPrescription drug expendituresHealth care systemAnnual inpatientRetrospective analysisCare settingsSpectrum disorderPrevalence ratesProactive treatmentASD prevalence ratesEarly identificationPatientsDrug expendituresCare systemVulnerable populationsDisordersHealth insuranceTotal expenditureHealth insurers