Estimating the indirect costs associated with the expected number of cancer cases in Mexico by 2020

Objective. To estimate the indirect costs generated by adults with cancer in Mexico from 2002-2020. Materials and methods. Using information from national sources and the national cancer incidence from GLOBOCAN, we estimated income lost due to premature death (ILPD), short-term benefits (STBs), disa...

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Main Authors: Cristina Gutiérrez-Delgado, Daniel Armas-Texta, Nancy Reynoso-Noverón, Abelardo Meneses-García, Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2016-03-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7792