The cost of type 1 diabetes: a nationwide multicentre study in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To determine the direct medical costs of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to the National Brazilian Health-Care System (NBHCS) and quantify the contribution of each individual component to the total cost. METHODS: A retrospective, cross-sectional, nationwide multicentre study was conducted...

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Main Authors: Roberta Arnoldi Cobas, Marcos Bosi Ferraz, Alessandra Saldanha de Mattos Matheus, Lucianne Righeti Monteiro Tannus, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Luiz Antonio de Araujo, Sergio Atala Dib, Marilia Brito Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2013-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000600011&lng=en&tlng=en