The cost effectiveness of strategies for the treatment of intestinal parasites in immigrants

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 340, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 773-779

  Muennig, Peter ^a,b   Pallin, Daniel ^b   Sell, Randall L ^b   Chan, Man Suen ^c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b New York State Psychiatric Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTESTINE PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ALBENDAZOLE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG COSTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FECES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033545543     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199903113401006     Document Type: Article

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