Cost effectiveness analysis of a visual screening program for primary school children in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1050-1056

  Tengtrisorn, Supaporn ^a   Sangsupawanitch, Pasuree ^a   Chansawang, Wannee ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Students; Vision screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; THAILAND; VISUAL ACUITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TEST;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; THAILAND; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 68949101316     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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