Cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery in a public health eye care programme in Nepal

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-324

  Marseille, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; NEPAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029741404     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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