Journal article
Economic burden of illness associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Canada
Abstract
BackgroundThe 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.MethodsAnalyses were conducted using four national databases for the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011, with cases being identified by ICD-10 CA codes. Resource utilization and …
Authors
Hopkins RB; Burke N; Harlock J; Jegathisawaran J; Goeree R
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12913-015-0687-5
ISSN
1472-6963