The short-term economic burden of gestational diabetes mellitus in Italy

• Main Authors: Michela Meregaglia (Author), Livia Dainelli (Author), Helen Banks (Author), Chiara Benedetto (Author), Patrick Detzel (Author), Giovanni Fattore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is rising in all developed countries. This study aimed at assessing the short-term economic burden of GDM from the Italian healthcare system perspective. Methods A model was built over the last pregnancy trimester (i.e., from t...