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Executive Summary [PDF, 19 KB]

Part I: Introduction to the Cost of Illness Handbook [PDF, 149 KB]

Part II: Cancer

Chapter II.1. Introduction to the Costs of Cancers [PDF, 87 KB]
Chapter II.2. Cost of Stomach Cancer [PDF, 143 KB]
Chapter II.3. Cost of Breast Cancer (pending)
Chapter II.4. Cost of Kidney Cancer [PDF, 36 KB]
Chapter II.5. Cost of Lung Cancer [PDF, 115 KB]
Chapter II.6. Cost of Skin Cancer (pending)
Chapter II.7. Cost of Colorectal Cancer [PDF, 61 KB]
Chapter II.8. Cost of Bladder Cancer [PDF, 125 KB]

Part III: Adverse Developmental Effects

Chapter III.1. Introduction to the Costs of Developmental Illnesses and Disabilities [PDF, 59 KB]
Chapter III.2. Cost of Low Birth Weight [PDF, 51 KB]
Chapter III.3. Cost of Cleft Lip and Palate [PDF, 54 KB]
Chapter III.4. Cost of Limb Reductions [PDF, 32 KB]
Chapter III.5. Cost of Cardiac Abnormalities [PDF, 46 KB]
Chapter III.6. Cost of Spina Bifida [PDF, 32 KB]
Chapter III.7. Cost of Cerebral Palsy [PDF, 35 KB]
Chapter III.8. Cost of Down Syndrome [PDF, 33 KB]
Chapter III.9. Cost of Reducing High Blood Lead Levels in Children [PDF, 32 KB]

Part IV: Respiratory Illnesses

Chapter IV.1. Introduction to Respiratory Diseases [PDF, 9 KB]
Chapter IV.2. Cost of Asthma [PDF, 221 KB]
Chapter IV.3. Cost of Acute Respiratory Diseases: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Humidifier Fever, and Legionnaires' Disease [PDF, 30 KB]
Chapter IV.4. Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) (pending)

Part V: Symptoms

Chapter V.1. Symptoms [PDF, 6KB]
Chapter V.2. Symptom Groups [PDF, 76 KB]

Appendices

Appendix A: Inflation and Discounting Factors [PDF, 28 KB]

Glossary [PDF, 7 KB]

References [PDF, 39 KB]

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