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Descriptor English:   Cost of Illness 
Descriptor Spanish:   Costo de Enfermedad 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença 
Synonyms English:   Burden of Illness
Cost of Disease
Cost of Sickness
Cost, Disease
Costs of Disease
Costs, Disease
Costs, Sickness
Disease Cost
Disease Costs
Economic Burden of Disease
Illness Burden
Illness Burdens
Illness Cost
Illness Costs
Sickness Cost
Sickness Costs  
Tree Number:   N03.219.151.165
N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182
N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with specific disease; if monetary cost in disease, coordinate with specific disease /econ
See Related English:   Quality of Life
 
History Note English:   93 
Record Number:   30769 
Unique Identifier:   D017281 

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