Essays about: "cost of illness"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words cost of illness.

  1. 11. With a few liters of clean drinking water : a Cost Benefit Analysis of the socio-economic effects from implementing new clean drinking water technologies in rural India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Boije; Gustaf Eskhult; [2014]
    Keywords : water-related illness; cost-benefit analysis; India; atmospherical water; solar disinfection; water supply; clean drinking water;

    Abstract : In 2010, Airwatergreen AB started testing their new technology, the Airwaterwell, an atmospherical water generator of their own design that is running on solar heat, with a production capacity of three litres of water per day and m2. The purpose was to focus on foreign aid organizations as main purchasers for project investments towards rural communities in developing countries that suffer from lack of, or compromised quality of drinking water. READ MORE

  3. 12. The economic costs of musculoskeletal disorders - A cost-of-illness study in Sweden for 2012

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Ahlberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Musculoskeletal disorders; Direct costs; Cost-of-illness; Indirect costs; Human capital.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect muscles, joints, tendons and other supporting tissue. They are associated with pain and reduction in the normal range of activity. MSDs are amongst the most common causes of ill health and sickness absence, giving rise to substantial costs for the society. READ MORE

  4. 13. Classification of Parkinson’s Disease using MultiPass Lvq,Logistic Model Tree,K-Star for Audio Data set : Classification of Parkinson Disease using Audio Dataset

    University essay from Datateknik

    Author : Magesh Kumar Udaya Kumar; [2011]
    Keywords : Parkinson; Audio Data set; MultiPass Lvq; Logistic Model Tree; K-Star; Hypokinetic Dysarthria; Weka; Artificial Intelligence; Speech; Speech Features; Acoustics;

    Abstract : Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative illness whose cardinal symptoms include rigidity, tremor, and slowness of movement. In addition to its widely recognized effects PD can have a profound effect on speech and voice. READ MORE

  5. 14. Grey matters: - a cost study of functional decline and brain disorders in senior citizens

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Carolina Lindholm; [2009]
    Keywords : Health economics; Cost of illness; Ageing; Population based; GLM;

    Abstract : The world’s population is growing older and getting older. This implies larger numbers of persons with dementia and other disorders prevalent in the elderly – and an increasing cost burden to society. READ MORE

  6. 15. Economic Consequences of Firewood Machinery Accidents – A Cost of Illness Study in the Southern Health Care Region of Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Eriksson; Johan Karlsson; [2008]
    Keywords : hand injury; cost of illness; firewood; log splitter; circular saw; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to estimate the costs associated with hand injuries inflicted by log splitters and circular saws, and by doing this also estimate a value of prevention. This is carried out in the form of a cost of illness study with an incidence approach. READ MORE