Cost of diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review of existing literature

Abstract Background There is an increasing recognition that non communicable diseases impose large economic costs on households, societies and nations. However, not much is known about the magnitude of diabetes expenditure in African countries and to the best of our knowledge no systematic assessmen...

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Main Authors: Chipo Mutyambizi, Milena Pavlova, Lumbwe Chola, Charles Hongoro, Wim Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12992-017-0318-5