Economic Burden of Illness in Canada, 1993

Expenditures by Cost Component

This section supplements general information given in previous sections, providing details for each cost component: data sources, specific methodologies, assumptions, limitations and results. A complete reference list is provided at the end of the document.

Where possible, costs have been distributed to diagnostic category. Unless otherwise stated, diagnostic categories are defined by the Ninth Revision of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9, see Appendix 1). Six subcategories of significant specific diseases are also isolated. Costs are broken down by age group and sex where possible.

Cost estimates are for Canada in 1993 (unless otherwise indicated) and are rounded to the nearest $1 000. Definitions and criteria for inclusion and exclusion are provided in Appendix 2.

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Direct Costs

Indirect Costs

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