Cost-of-illness studies: concepts, scopes, and methods

• Published in: Clinical and molecular hepatology Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 327 - 337
• Main Author: Jo, Changik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 01.12.2014; The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
• Subjects: Burden of disease; Capital costs; Consumption; Cost estimates; Cost of Illness; Cost-of-illness study; Costs and Cost Analysis; Decision making; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Disease prevention; Health care expenditures; Health care policy; Health policies; Human capital; Humans; Illnesses; Liver Diseases - economics; Liver Diseases - pathology; Morbidity; Mortality; Productivity; Review; Cost-of-illness study; Burden of disease; Health policies

Liver diseases are one of the main causes of death, and their ever-increasing prevalence is threatening to cause significant damage both to individuals and society as a whole. This damage is especially serious for the economically active population in Korea. From the societal perspective, it is ther...