Event rates, hospital utilization, and costs associated with major complications of diabetes: a multicountry comparative analysis.

Diabetes imposes a substantial burden globally in terms of premature mortality, morbidity, and health care costs. Estimates of economic outcomes associated with diabetes are essential inputs to policy analyses aimed at prevention and treatment of diabetes. Our objective was to estimate and compare e...

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Main Authors: Philip M Clarke, Paul Glasziou, Anushka Patel, John Chalmers, Mark Woodward, Stephen B Harrap, Joshua A Salomon, ADVANCE Collaborative Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2826379?pdf=render