The Global Economic Cost of Osteoarthritis: How the UK Compares

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Direct costs	Indirect costs	Intangible costs
Costs of surgery	Loss of productivity	Pain and suffering
Hospital resources	Absenteeism	Decreased quality of life
Caregiver time	Premature mortality	Potential depression/anxiety
Pharmacological and; nonpharmacological treatment	Disability payments/benefits
Costs of side effects from treatments
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