The Cost of Diabetic Foot Problems
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in PharmacoEconomics
- Vol. 8 (Supplement), 55-57
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00019053-199500081-00012
Abstract
Diabetic foot problems are the commonest and most morbid complications of diabetes and constitute a major cost to any healthcare system. Foot problems result in the greatest number of admissions to hospital, and these become extremely costly. The demonstration in many areas of the health service that care, education, and the provision of good support to people results in fewer foot problems must be the spur for all those involved in diabetes care to improve services in all localities. Foot ulceration is much more common in deprived areas, and urgent research is required to determine exactly why this occurs so that appropriate remedies can be applied.Keywords
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