Use of medical services and medicines attributable to type 2 diabetes care in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Clarisse Mapa-Tassou (Author), Leopold K. Fezeu (Author), Zakariaou Njoumemi (Author), Eric Lontchi-Yimagou (Author), Eugène Sobngwi (Author), Jean Claude Mbanya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The increasing numbers of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global concern and especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where diabetes must compete for resources with communicable diseases. Diabetes intensifies health care utilisation and leads to an increase in medical care costs....