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Health economics

the total economic burden of a disease, combining direct medical spending with lost productivity.

In health economics, cost of illness refers to the total economic burden of a disease, combining direct medical spending with lost productivity. This meaning comes from Rice (1967) in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health.[1]

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References

Rice, D. P. (1967). Estimating the cost of illness. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 57(3), 424-440. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.57.3.424

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