Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 18-26 , 2 January 2004

The health care costs of diabetic nephropathy in the United States and the United Kingdom

  • Adam Gordois

      Affiliations

    • York Health Economics Consortium Ltd., Market Square (Level 2), University of York, Vanbrugh Way, Heslington, York YO10 5NH, UK
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  • Paul Scuffham

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-1904-434832; fax: +44-1904-433628
    • York Health Economics Consortium Ltd., Market Square (Level 2), University of York, Vanbrugh Way, Heslington, York YO10 5NH, UK
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  • Arran Shearer

      Affiliations

    • York Health Economics Consortium Ltd., Market Square (Level 2), University of York, Vanbrugh Way, Heslington, York YO10 5NH, UK
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  • Alan Oglesby

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Outcomes, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Received 14 January 2003 ,Revised 17 February 2003 ,Accepted 21 February 2003.

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 York Health Economics Consortium was a paid consultant of Eli Lilly & Company to undertake impartial research into the health care costs of diabetic nephropathy in the USA and the UK.

PII: S1056-8727(03)00035-7

doi: 10.1016/S1056-8727(03)00035-7

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 18-26 , 2 January 2004