Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Primary prevention is the cost effective option

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 567-570

  Soudarssanane, M B ^a   Karthigeyan, M ^a   Mahalakshmy, T ^a   Sahai, Ajit ^a   Srinivasan, S ^a   Subba Rao, Ksvk ^a   Balachander, J ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Direct and indirect costs; Health economics; Primary prevention; Rheumatic fever; Rheumatic heart disease; Social and community costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REHABILITATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 34447529457     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0094-y     Document Type: Article

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