Cost of diabetes and its complications in Thailand: A complete picture of economic burden

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-298

  Chatterjee, Susmita ^a   Riewpaiboon, Arthorn ^a   Piyauthakit, Piyanuch ^b   Riewpaiboon, Wachara ^c   Boupaijit, Kuanoon ^b   Panpuwong, Niphaphat ^b   Archavanuntagul, Vorachai ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Waritchaphum Hospital   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Cost of illness; Diabetes mellitus; Healthcare costs; Informal care; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THAILAND;

EID: 79953323838     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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