The Economic Costs of Diabetes: Is It Time for a New Treatment Paradigm?
| Autor: | HERMAN, WILLIAM H. |
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| Zdroj: | Diabetes Care; Apr20123, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p775-776, 2p |
| Abstrakt: | The author comments on the increasing cost of diabetes and its economic burden to the U.S. health care system and to society. Information is presented on the findings of the descriptive cost analyses conducted by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) over the past decade highlighting the increase in the cost of diabetes in the U.S. and its detrimental impact on productivity. The author emphasizes the importance of implementing interventions to delay the development of type 2 diabetes. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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