The indirect costs of ischemic heart disease through lost productive life years for Australia from 2015 to 2030: results from a microsimulation model

• Main Authors: Deborah Schofield (Author), Michelle Cunich (Author), Rupendra Shrestha (Author), Megan Passey (Author), Lennert Veerman (Author), Robert Tanton (Author), Simon Kelly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most studies measure the impact of ischemic heart disease (IHD) on individuals using quality of life metrics such as disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs); however, IHD also has an enormous impact on productive life years (PLYs). The objective of this study was to project the in...