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Increasing Expenditure on Health Care Incurred by Diabetic Subjects in a Developing Country

OBJECTIVE — This study aimed to assess the direct cost incurred by diabetic subjects who were in different income groups in urban and rural India, as well as to examine the changing trends of costs in the urban setting from 1998 to 2005.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — A total of 556 diabetic subjects from various urban and rural regions of seven Indian states were enrolled. A brief uniform coded questionnaire (24 items) on direct cost was used.

By Daniela
Jan 14, 2016
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