Cost-of-illness method

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006798",
  "term": "Cost-of-illness method",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An approach that is used to estimate the societal costs of a particular illness or injury in a given time frame (typically a one-year period). The approach typically focuses on two main types of societal costs associated with the particular illness or injury: direct medical and non-medical costs and indirect costs of lost productivity due to morbidity or premature mortality.",
  "abbreviation": "COI",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "USDA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cost-of-illness-method/"
}