## Abstract Costโofโillness research has shown that depression is associated with an enormous economic burden, in the order of tens of billions of dollars each year in the US alone. The largest component of this economic burden derives from lost work productivity due to depression. A large body of
Reducing the Social and Economic Burdens of Depression (SEBoD) in Asia
โ Scribed by Norman Sartorius
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1039-8562
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