The economic impact of malaria in Africa: A critical review of the evidence

Health Policy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-36

  Chima, Reginald Ikechukwu ^a   Goodman, Catherine A ^b   Mills, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Cost of illness; Economic impact; Malaria

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASSAY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MORTALITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037211302     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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