Economic burden of malaria in rural Tanzania: Variations by socioeconomic status and season

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1139-1147

  Somi, Masha F ^a   Butler, James R G ^a   Vahid, Farshid ^a   Njau, Joseph D ^b   Kachur, S Patrick ^b   Abdulla, Salim ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Economic burden; Malaria; Season; Socioeconomic status; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MONEY; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 35448942776     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01899.x     Document Type: Article

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