Open AccessEconomic costs of diabetes in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulkarim K. Alhowaish
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.108174
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , health care , absenteeism , population , productivity , disease , environmental health , gerontology , demography , economic growth , economics , management , endocrinology , sociology , pathology
Diabetes imposes a large economic burden on the individual, national healthcare systems, and countries.