title: Direct medical costs of hypertension and associated co-morbidities in South Korea.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-bok
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sukyong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Siew Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Novartis S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machnicki
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: bmyang@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Bong-min
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Heart failure; Hypertension; Medical expenditure; Nephropathy