The economic costs and benefits of dog guides for the blind

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Wirth, Kathleen E ^a   Rein, David B ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Dog guides; Economics; Rehabilitative services; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DOG; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449104926     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580801939353     Document Type: Article

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