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Original Research

Direct and Indirect Costs of Infectious Conjunctivitis in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States

Jay S Pepose1 Pepose Vision Institute, Chesterfield, MO, USA;2 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-5123View further author information
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Sujata P Sarda3 Shire, A Takeda Company, Lexington, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Wendy Y Cheng4 Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Nora McCormick4 Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Hoi Ching Cheung4 Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Priyanka Bobbili4 Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Corey Joseph3 Shire, A Takeda Company, Lexington, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3286-5669View further author information
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Mei Sheng Duh4 Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-6687View further author information
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Pages 377-387 | Published online: 11 Feb 2020

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