Greek financial crisis: Consequences in the healthcare of diabetes and its complications

Hippokratia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-6

  Aloumanis, Kyriakos ^a   Papanas, N ^b  

^a Endocrinologist   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic complications; Financial crisis; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FOLLOW UP; FOOD QUALITY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84899455682     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: 17908019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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