Economic analysis of corneal ulcers in South India

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Prajna, Venkatesh N ^a   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^b   Saravanan, Somu ^a   Srinivasan, Muthaiah ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Fungal keratitis; Microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846543087     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31802b36dc     Document Type: Article

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