Variation in the costs of delivering routine immunization services in Peru

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 676-682

  Walker, D ^a   Mosqueira, N R ^b   Penny, M E ^b   Lanata, C F ^b   Clark, A D ^a   Sanderson, C F B ^a   Fox Rushby, J A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Child; Comparative study; Costs and cost analysis; Immunization programs economics; Immunization economics; Peru; Vaccines supply and distribution administration and dosage

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

COST; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; PERU; PREDICTION; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERU;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4644258888     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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