Costs and health effects of screening and delivery of hearing aids in Tamil Nadu, India: An observational study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rob, Baltussen ^a   Vinod J, Abraham ^b   Monica, Priya ^b   Balraj, Achamma ^b   Job, Anand ^b   Norman, Gift ^c   Joseph, Abraham ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67650745392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-135     Document Type: Article

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