Comorbidity in an Older Population with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: Identification of the Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of High-Cost Patients
Objectives: Little is known about the specific comorbidities contributing to higher costs in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly in older cases. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, type, and cost of comorbidities occurring in older T2DM patients versus older non-T2DM patient...
Main Authors: | Inmaculada Guerrero-Fernández de Alba, Valentina Orlando, Valeria M. Monetti, Sara Mucherino, Antonio Gimeno-Miguel, Olga Vaccaro, Maria João Forjaz, Beatriz Poblador Plou, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Gabriele Riccardi, Enrica Menditto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.586187/full |
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