Cost of Illness

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - N03.219.151.165 - N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.182 - N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.046

**Synonyms:** - Burden Of Disease - Cost of Sickness - Sickness Cost - Burden of Illness - Cost of Disease - Costs of Disease - Disease Cost - Disease Costs - Disease Burden - Therapeutic Burden