Methodological Challenges in Estimating the Lifetime Medical Care Cost Externality of Obesity
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DOI: 10.1017/bca.2021.6
Abstract: There is a great deal of variability in estimates of the lifetime medical care cost externality of obesity, partly due to a lack of transparency in the methodology behind these cost models. Several important factors… read more here.
Keywords: lifetime medical; medical care; care cost; obesity ... See more keywords
The Estimated Direct Lifetime Medical Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections Acquired in the United States in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001380
Abstract: BACKGROUND We estimated the lifetime medical costs attributable to STIs acquired in 2018, including sexually acquired HIV. METHODS We estimated the lifetime medical costs of infections acquired in 2018 in the United States for eight… read more here.
Keywords: lifetime medical; medical costs; infections acquired; cost ... See more keywords
State-Level Lifetime Medical and Work-Loss Costs of Fatal Injuries — United States, 2014
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DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6601a1
Abstract: Injury-associated deaths have substantial economic consequences in the United States. The total estimated lifetime medical and work-loss costs associated with fatal injuries in 2013 were $214 billion (1). In 2014, unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide… read more here.
Keywords: work loss; fatal injuries; medical work; united states ... See more keywords