Cost implications of improving the quality of child care using integrated clinical algorithms: Evidence from Northeast Brazil

Health Policy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Adam, Taghreed ^a   Edwards, Sally J ^b   Amorim, Débora G ^c   Amaral, João ^c   Victora, Cesar G ^d   Evans, David B ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Child health; Costs and cost analysis; Integrated Management of Childhood Illness

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 57149096456     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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