Assessing the costs and cost-effectiveness of a Skilled Care Initiative in rural Burkina Faso

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Newlands, David ^a   Yugbare Belemsaga, Danielle ^b   Ternent, Laura ^a   Hounton, Sennen ^b   Chapman, Glyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Maternal care

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SKILL;

BURKINA FASO; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; DIAPAGA; OUARGAYE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 45149125402     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02088.x     Document Type: Article

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