The economic burden of diseases in the Nordic countries: A systematic review

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Mayntz, Stephan Krog, Peronard, Cecilie Rose Fossar, Søgaard, Jes, Chang, Angela Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2023
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; General Medicine; Greenland; Norway; Prisma; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948231153025; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14034948231153025; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/14034948231153025

Background: Economic burden studies can provide insights into the drivers leading to increasing healthcare costs. It can also provide a more holistic view of how diseases impact the welfare of patients and their families. Having concrete estimates of the economic burden across multiple diseases can...