Erschienen in:
01.08.2009 | Letter
Financial requirements for the treatment of diabetes in Latin America: implications for the health system and for patients in Mexico
verfasst von:
A. Arredondo, E. de Icaza
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 8/2009
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Diabetes is a health problem that requires an integrated approach. The increasing incidence of diabetes has not been slowed by enhanced effort in providing treatments or by providing the economic resources necessary for these treatments. It is thought that the increase in the incidence of diabetes will continue. In Mexico, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus increased from 4.6% in 1993 to 22.8% in 2006 [
1]. The impact of this disease is evident not only in mortality, but also in morbidity. This morbidity represents an enormous burden for individuals and their families, as well as for the health system and society in general [
2]. …