Cost-effectiveness of trachoma control measures: Comparing targeted household treatment and mass treatment of children

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-207

  Frick, Kevin D ^a   Lietman, Thomas M ^b   Holm, Susan Osaki ^c   Jha, Hem C ^d   Chaudhary, J S P ^e   Bhatta, Ramesh C ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WHO Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Geta Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Azithromycin supply and distribution; Child; Comparative study; Cost benefit analysis; Nepal (source: MeSH); Trachoma drug therapy

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; TRACHOMA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TRACHOMA;

NEPAL;

EID: 0035079211     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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