Loss of labour productivity caused by disease and health problems: What is the magnitude of its effect on Spain's Economy?

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 605-614

  Oliva Moreno, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Economic impact; Health economics; Labour productivity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH; BLOOD DISEASE; BONE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DELIVERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASES; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE DISEASE; NON MEDICAL COST; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PAIN; PARASITOSIS; PERMANENT DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE DEATH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; SPAIN; TEMPORARY DISABILITY; TUMOR; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865628616     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0344-9     Document Type: Article

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