Clinical and economic burdens experienced by patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: An observational study using a Japanese claims database.

Nozomi EbataKazutaka NozawaAya MurakamiTetsumi ToyodaYuri HagaKoichi Fujii

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Patients with pDPN experienced greater clinical and economic burdens than patients with non-pDPN, suggesting that patients who develop pDPN may suffer not only from the complications of DM and pain, but also from other comorbid disorders.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
type diabetes
risk factors
emergency department
pain management
adipose tissue
cross sectional
life cycle
drug induced