Depression, Anxiety, Health Care Costs, and Utilization among Patients with Hyperhidrosis in a Real‑World Database Analysis

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M Hull
OptumInsight Life Sciences, Eden Prairie, MN, USA

KK Gillard
Dermira, Inc., a wholly?owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, Menlo Park, CA

J Peterson-Brandt
OptumInsight Life Sciences, Eden Prairie, MN

SZ Klein
University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT

Keywords

Hyperhidrosis, Depression, Anxiety, Health Care Costs

Abstract

Abstract not available.

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Oct 27, 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.4.supp.118

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Hull, M., Gillard, K., Peterson-Brandt, J., & Klein, S. (2020). Depression, Anxiety, Health Care Costs, and Utilization among Patients with Hyperhidrosis in a Real‑World Database Analysis. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 4(6), s118. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.4.supp.118
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Vol. 4 No. 6 (2020): November Issue & Poster Presentations (FC20 Dermatology Conference®)
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Hyperhidrosis
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