Table 4.
Perspective | Description |
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Industry | Related to human capital. Considers the individual as an investment target |
Society | More common in the literature. It is comprehensive and based on health-related decisions. It represents the public interest |
Patient/family | Less common, only addresses the patient's and their family's costs |
Public/private health care | To identify and quantify all inputs used in the production of the service/procedure. Important to form the cost of illness |