How do we determine whether community health workers are cost-effective? Some core methodological issues

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-229

  Walker, Damian G ^a   Jan, Stephen ^a  

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

Author keywords

Community health workers; Cost effectiveness; Review

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 14944379815     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-1960-4     Document Type: Review

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