"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cost of Illness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2019 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost of Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Health Economic Consequences Associated With COVID-19-Related Delay in Melanoma Diagnosis in Europe. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 05; 7(2):e2356479.
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Race-specific spirometry equations may overestimate asthma control in Black children and adolescents. Respir Res. 2023 Aug 17; 24(1):203.
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Caregiver-based perception of disease burden in Schaaf-Yang syndrome. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2023 Dec; 11(12):e2262.
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Perspectives, risk factors, and coping mechanisms in patients with self-reported financial burden following lung cancer surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb; 167(2):478-487.e2.
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Financial Toxicity in Patients With Resected Lung Cancer. Ann Surg. 2023 12 01; 278(6):1038-1044.
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Actionable Solutions to Achieve Health Equity in Chronic Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 07; 21(8):1992-2000.
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The earlier, the better: RAG-deficient transplants. Blood. 2023 02 16; 141(7):686-687.
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Financial toxicity: A practical review for gynecologic oncology teams to understand and address patient-level financial burdens. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 03; 170:317-327.
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Preferential expansion of CD8+ CD19-CAR T cells postinfusion and the role of disease burden on outcome in pediatric B-ALL. Blood Adv. 2022 11 08; 6(21):5737-5749.
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The role of helminths in the development of non-communicable diseases. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:941977.