| Direct medical costs: medications, diagnostic tests (laboratory and imaging), inpatient and outpatient care | Direct non-medical costs: transportation costs, social services | Indirect costs: productivity losses or opportunity costs due to morbidity |
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Societal Perspective | All costs covered by the patient and third-party payers | All costs | All costs |
Third-Party Payer Perspective | Covered costs | Not included | Not included |