Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of lifestyle modification versus metformin therapy for the prevention of diabetes in Singapore

In Singapore, as diabetes is an increasingly important public health issue, the cost-effectiveness of pursuing lifestyle modification programs and/or alternative prevention strategies is of critical importance for policymakers. While the US Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) compared weight loss thro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-09, Vol.9 (9), p.e107225
Hauptverfasser:	Png, May Ee, Yoong, Joanne Su-Yin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antidiabetics Behavior Therapy - economics Behavior Therapy - methods Comparative analysis Cost analysis Cost effectiveness Cost-Benefit Analysis - economics Decision analysis Delay Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - economics Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control Diabetes therapy Diabetics Disease control Disease prevention Economic aspects Employment Engineering and Technology Glucose Health Care Costs Health care expenditures Hospital costs Humans Hypoglycemic Agents - economics Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Intervention Life Style Lifestyles Medicine and Health Sciences Metformin Metformin - economics Metformin - therapeutic use Physical fitness Population studies Prediabetic State Prevention Public health Quality of Life Quality-Adjusted Life Years Research and Analysis Methods Singapore Social aspects Social Sciences Type 2 diabetes
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