Cost-effectiveness of gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sakai, Michi ^a,b,c   Shimbo, Takuro ^a   Omata, Kazumi ^a   Takahashi, Yoshimitsu ^a   Satomura, Kazunari ^b   Kitamura, Tetsuhisa ^d   Kawamura, Takashi ^e   Baba, Hisamitsu ^f   Yoshihara, Masaharu ^g   Itoh, Hiroshi ^h  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Center for Health Service   (Japan)

^d Saiseikai Senri Hospital   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOUTHWASH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849145085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-258     Document Type: Article

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