Counting drugs to understand the disease: The case of measuring the diabetes epidemic

• Main Authors: Green Anders (Author), Beck-Nielsen Henning (Author), Andersen Morten (Author), Støvring Henrik (Author), Vach Werner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes prevalence increases globally with severe consequences for afflicted individuals and societies. Data on diabetes incidence and diabetes related mortality on a population level are, however, scarce. As an alternative to dedic...