Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada
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Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada
BACKGROUND The primary objective was to estimate the national burden of illness in Canada for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) for 2011. Secondary objectives included estimating the national incidence and prevalence of DFU, and the 3-year average cost for DFU incident cases. METHODS Analyses were conducted using four national databases for the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011, with cases being...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0687-5