Objectives. To estimate the healthcare resources spent by diabetic patients in Spain during the year 2002. Methods. The present work is a cost-of-illness study. Direct healthcare costs were estimated using rates of DM, based on primary and secondary sources of information. A range of prevalence...

Objetivo. Estimar el consumo de recursos sanitarios empleados en prevención y el tratamiento de pacientes con Diabetes Mellitus (DM) en España en el año 2002. Métodos. Estudio de coste de la enfermedad. Los costes directos sanitarios se estimaron mediante un enfoque de prevalencia...