The burden of hypoglycemia on healthcare utilization, costs, and quality of life among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 399-406

  Williams, Setareh A ^a   Shi, Lizheng ^b   Brenneman, Susan K ^c   Johnson, Jonathan C ^c   Wegner, Jessica C ^c   Fonseca, Vivian ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c OPTUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidiabetics; Burden; Claims data; Hypoglycemia; Patient perspective; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 12; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865863049     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: 1873460X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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