Cost of Illness
The personal cost of disease which may be economic, social, or psychological. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care.
Year introduced: 1993
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Tree Number(s): N03.219.151.165, N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182, N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
MeSH Unique ID: D017281
Entry Terms:
- Illness Cost
- Illness Costs
- Burden Of Disease
- Burden Of Diseases
- Cost of Sickness
- Sickness Costs
- Sickness Cost
- Burden of Illness
- Illness Burden
- Illness Burdens
- Cost of Disease
- Costs of Disease
- Disease Cost
- Cost, Disease
- Disease Costs
- Economic Burden of Disease
- Disease Burden
- Burden, Disease
- Disease Burdens
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