Applications and outcomes of periodic epidemiological surveys for schistosomiasis and related economic evaluation in the People's Republic of China

Acta Tropica

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 266-275

  Li, Yue Sheng ^a,b   Zhao, Zheng Yuan ^a   Ellis, Magda ^b   McManus, Donald P ^b  

^a HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Cost effectiveness analysis; Cross sectional surveys; Disability adjusted life year (DALY); Longitudinal surveys; Periodic epidemiological surveys; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

CHINA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 26944446962     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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