RT Journal Article
T1 Indirect costs of cervical and breast cancers in Spain
A1 Oliva Moreno, Juan
A1 Lobo, Félix
A1 López Bastida, Julio
A1 Zozaya, Neboa
A1 Romay, Rosa
AB This study estimated the indirect costs (productivity loss) caused by mortality and morbidity of cervical and breast cancers in Spain. We used two alternative methods: (a) the traditional human capital (HC) approach and (b) the friction cost (FC) method. The annual costs were €43.4 and 288.7 for cervical and breast cancer, respectively, by the HC approach and €1.1 and 11.6 mil lion by the FC approach. Cost-of-ill ness studies help to illustrate the real dimension of health problems and should be a major concern for health policies. Indirect costs are relevant information about diseases. However, the estimated indirect costs depend heavily on the approach adopted.
PB Springer
SN 1618-7598
YR 2005
FD 2005-08-13
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/13903
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/13903
LA eng
NO © Springer Medizin Verlag 2005
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RD 27 jul. 2024