Treatment seeking behaviour and costs due to acute and chronic forms of lymphatic filariasis in urban areas in south India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-59

  Nanda, B ^a,b   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Vector Contr R C (I C of M R)   (India)

Author keywords

Acute disease; Chronic disease; India; Lymphatic filariasis; Treatment costs; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

DISEASE TREATMENT; FILARIASIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH WORKER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHANGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; URBAN HEALTH;

INDIA;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0037248623     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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