{
  "abstract": "Diabetes mellitus is a chronic non-communicable disease with rising global prevalence.1 It affects the quality of life and causes negative socioeconomic consequences to patients, families and the country. A hospital-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the financial cost due to diabetes mellitus among patients attending outpatient clinics at a military hospital in Sri Lanka.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps, Army Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka"
      ],
      "name": "Mangala Sithumini Samarawickrama"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Sir John Kothalawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka"
      ],
      "name": "A U Gamage"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Deputy Director General Laboratory Services Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka"
      ],
      "name": "D M A K Dissanayake"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Financial costs of diabetes mellitus among patients attending outpatient clinics in a military hospital in Sri Lanka",
  "uid": "9b412459-d00b-5470-afb0-2f0ef5d57cac"
}