"Cost of Illness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.165 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost of Illness- Cost of Illness
- Illness Cost
- Illness Costs
- Sickness Cost
- Costs, Sickness
- Burden of Illness
- Illness Burden
- Illness Burdens
- Cost of Disease
- Economic Burden of Disease
- Disease Cost
- Cost, Disease
- Costs, Disease
- Disease Costs
- Cost of Sickness
- Sickness Costs
- Costs of Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Early life respiratory syncytial virus disease-a preventable burden. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 Aug; 24(8):794-795.
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Measurement of the major ignored burden of multiple myeloma, pernicious anaemia and of other haematological conditions on partners and family members: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Haematol. 2024 Jul; 113(1):117-126.
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants: burden of disease, impact on vaccine effectiveness and need for variant-adapted vaccines. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1130539.
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Estimating the healthcare cost of overweight and obesity in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31; 15(1):2045092.
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Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis. Lancet. 2022 05 28; 399(10340):2047-2064.
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Perspectives on gestational diabetes mellitus in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2022 03 02; 112(3):196-200.
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Hypertension in the South African public healthcare system: a cost-of-illness and burden of disease study. BMJ Open. 2022 02 22; 12(2):e055621.
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Research priorities for control of zoonoses in South Africa. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 05 08; 115(5):538-550.
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Vascular Surgery in South Africa in 2021. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2021 05; 61(5):719-720.
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Health Services Use and Health Outcomes among Informal Economy Workers Compared with Formal Economy Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 19; 18(6).