Structure and costs of health care of diabetic patients in Finland

Diabetes Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 494-497

  Kangas, Tero ^a   Aro, Seppo ^a   Koivisto, Veikko A ^b   Salinto, Marjo ^a   Laakso, Markku ^c   Reunanen, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; INSULIN TREATMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE;

EID: 0029863632     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.19.5.494     Document Type: Article

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