Highly hereditable, it is one of the most severe mental illnesses, with
an annual economic burden in this country of tens of billions of dollars.
Frost & Sullivan calculated that
the annual economic burden of undiagnosed sleep apnea among U.S. adults is approximately $ 149.6 billion.
Lead author Dr Matthew Jones says, «Smoking during pregnancy is a major global public health issue: a conservative estimate for
the annual economic burden in the UK is # 23.5 million and in the US $ 110 million.
The total
annual economic burden on households was $ 3.8 USD.
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The annual economic burden of allergic disease in the EU is already estimated at between $ 55 billion and $ 151 billion so increases on this level will bring a hefty price tag.