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The Economic Costs of Undiagnosed Diabetes
Population Health Management, 04/27/09

Zhang Y et al. - The estimated economic costs of UDM in 2007 is $18 billion ($2864 per person with UDM), including medical costs of $11 billion and indirect costs of $7 billion. Although the high prevalence of UDM makes it an important health issue to be studied, data limitations have contributed to a dearth of information on the health care use patterns and economic costs of UDM. By omitting UDM, estimates of the total national cost of diabetes are underestimated.

The Impact of Differences in EQ-5D and SF-6D Utility Scores on the Acceptability of Cost–Utility Ratios: Results across Five Trial-Based Cost-Utility Studies
Value in Health, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Much Cheaper, Almost as Good: Decrementally Cost-Effective Medical Innovation
Annals of Internal Medicine, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Good Research Practices for Measuring Drug Costs in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: An International Perspective: The ISPOR Drug Cost Task Force Report-Part VI
Value in Health, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Good Research Practices for Measuring Drug Costs in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: Medicare, Medicaid and Other US Government Payers Perspectives: The ISPOR Drug Cost Task Force Report-Part IV
Value in Health, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Economic Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds: Signals to Firms and Implications for R&D Investment and Innovation
PharmacoEconomics, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 67%