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Authors: Zocchetti C Abstract Through the study of 65 cases of probable pleural mesothelioma currently under discussion in 4 criminal trials in the Lombardy Region, who died between 2002 and 2015, this study aimed to  provide economical information regarding the health expenditures sustained by the Regional Health Service (RHS) for providing hospitalization, outpatient services and drugs to such patients. Health information regarding the services provided for the cases under study were electronically retrieved from the RHS information system. For each pleural mesothelioma case the costs (on average)  were about 67,000 euros, 37,000 of which were  spent after the date of diagnosis. Drugs  formed the largest part of health expenditure (about 37,000 euros per person). Per capita e...

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