The cost of diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean

The cost of diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean

OBJETIVE: To measure the economic burden associated with diabetes mellitus in Latin America and the Caribbean. METHODS: Prevalence estimates of diabetes for the year 2000 were used to calculated direct and indirect costs of diabetes mellitus. Direct costs included costs due to drugs, hospitalization...

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Main Authors: Barceló Alberto, Aedo Cristian, Rajpathak Swapnil, Robles Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus/economics
Diabetes mellitus/complications
Cost of illness
Health care costs
Disabled persons
Value of life/economics
Latin America
Caribbean region
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000100006

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