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The Economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal costs
The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.dynamic-m...m/content/7/1/6 Published: 8 April 2008
Conclusion
Using ME/CFS prevalence data of 0.42 and indirect costs estimates from Reynolds et al. (2004), the direct and indirect cost of ME/CFS to society was estimated to be $18,677,912,000 for the community sample and $23,972,300,000 for the tertiary sample. These findings indicate that whether or not individuals are recruited from a community or tertiary sample, ME/CFS imposes substantial economic costs
l'importo totale annuo al costo diretto di ME / CFS per la società è di circa $ 7 miliardi di euro.-e penso sia per inteso solo l 'inghilterra....
Edited by vivolenta, 12 November 2008 - 15:31:32.
