Table 3.

Summary of the cost components (studies with an incident and mixed approach are underlined)

Cost components	(37)	(29)	(36)	(35)	(28)	(23)	(24)	(30)	(38)	(31)	(32)	(27)	(34)	(33)	(26)	(25)
Direct costs	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Inpatient care	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Medication				✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Laboratory									✓		✓		✓
Physicians				✓					✓
Intensive care units			✓		✓
Nursing home	✓	✓		✓	✓
Outpatient care	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Hospital Outpatient care				✓	✓						✓
Physicians	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓				✓			✓	✓
Specialist	✓
Home care	✓			✓
Medication	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Laboratory /Procedures					✓				✓		✓		✓	✓
Paramedical staff		✓		✓	✓
Medical transport	✓	✓								✓	✓
Indirect costs				✓						✓	✓
Informal care costs	✓									✓