Estimating the prevalence and incidence of treated type 2 diabetes using prescription data as a proxy: A stepwise approach on Iranian data
Aims: Type 2 diabetes is a serious health challenge, and large-scale studies on its prevalence in Iran are lacking. In pharmacoepidemiology, case-finding can be done by reviewing the prescription databases for specific drug(s) prescribed for a disease. We aimed to determine the prevalence and incide...
Main Authors: | Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Sayed Aliakbar Banihashemi, Mehdi Hashemi, Sanaz Amiri, Suzan Basir, Alireza Heiran, Omid Keshavarzian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021013633 |
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