Surfactant replacement therapy-economic impact

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 501-505

  Pejaver, Ranjan Kumar ^a,b   AlHifzi, Ibrahim ^a   Aldussari, Saad ^a  

^a NORTH WEST ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Quality adjusted life year; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0035377669     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723239     Document Type: Article

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