
Productivity and economic burden associated with diabetes
Author(s) -
V Valdmanis,
D W Smith,
M R Page
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.1.129
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , gerontology , ethnic group , environmental health , disability benefits , productivity , national health interview survey , health care , economic cost , demography , population , social security , neoclassical economics , sociology , economic growth , anthropology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , endocrinology
This report assessed the cost and burden of diabetes in broad terms of economic status, underlying disability, and barriers to health care--that is, as reflected in employment, income, disability days, general health status, and access to medical care.