Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 259-264 , July 2010

Cost-effectiveness analysis of medical intervention in patients with early detection of diabetic foot in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

  • Samira Humaira Habib

      Affiliations

    • Health Economics Unit, DAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Health Economics Unit, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Tel.: +880 2 8613700 (office), +880 2 8617130 (office), +880 2 8616641 50x2270 (office), +880 2 8051214 (residence), +880 0152377954 (mobile); fax: +880 2 8613004, +880 2 8617130.
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  • Kazal Boron Biswas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Molecular Biology, BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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  • Salima Akter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BIRDEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • ,
  • Soma Saha

      Affiliations

    • Health Economics Unit, DAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • ,
  • Liaquat Ali

      Affiliations

    • Health Economics Unit, DAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Received 18 September 2008 ,Accepted 3 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.12.005

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 259-264 , July 2010

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