The economic cost of preventable disease in Australia: a systematic review of estimates and methods.

CONCLUSIONS: Substantial economic burden is caused by lifestyle-related risk factors. Implications for public health: The significant economic burden associated with preventable disease provides an economic rationale for action to reduce the prevalence of lifestyle-related risk factors. New analysis of the economic burden of multiple risk factors concurrently is needed. PMID: 31390112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31390112?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - August 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Crosland P, Ananthapavan J, Davison J, Lambert M, Carter R Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research