Costing the distribution of insecticide-treated nets: A review of cost and cost-effectiveness studies to provide guidance on standardization of costing methodology

Malaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kolaczinski, Jan ^a   Hanson, Kara ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

BED NET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746293859     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-37     Document Type: Review

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