Estimation of direct and indirect costs because of common infections in toddlers attending day care centers

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 556-564

  Carabin, Hélène ^a,e   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a,b   Soto, Julio C ^c   Penrod, John ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a,b   Collet, Jean Paul ^b,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Regie Regionale S Serv Social L   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Costs; Day care center; Direct costs; Indirect costs; Infectious diseases; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DAY CARE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032990854     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.3.556     Document Type: Article

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